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Original Research

Statin use and high-dose statin use after ischemic stroke in the UK: a retrospective cohort study

Zhirong Yang1 Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Duncan Edwards1 Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Efthalia Massou1 Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Catherine L Saunders1 Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Carol Brayne2 Institute of Public Health, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Jonathan Mant1 Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Pages 495-508 | Published online: 28 Jun 2019

Figures & data

Figure 1 Flowchart of study population inclusion.

Abbreviations: CPRD, Clinical Practice Research Datalink; IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation.
Figure 1 Flowchart of study population inclusion.

Table 1 Characteristics of the stroke cohort by statin use after stroke

Figure 2 Trend in statin and intensity use after stroke.

Figure 2 Trend in statin and intensity use after stroke.

Figure 3 Trend in statin and intensity use after stroke by prior statin use ((A) no pre-stroke statin use; (B) pre-stroke statin use).

Figure 3 Trend in statin and intensity use after stroke by prior statin use ((A) no pre-stroke statin use; (B) pre-stroke statin use).

Table 2 Factors associated with statin use and high-intensity statin use within 2 years after stroke

Table 3 Factors associated with different chances of using a statin after ischemic stroke, and a high-intensity statin if used

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