Why the study?
Does familial hypercholesterolemia or high LDL cholesterol increase the risk of ischemic stroke in the general population?
Does familial hypercholesterolemia or high LDL cholesterol increase the risk of ischemic stroke in the general population?
Familial hypercholesterolemia and high LDL cholesterol do not causally increase the risk of ischemic stroke, and any observed clinical association is likely driven by previous ischemic heart disease.
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FH or high LDL cholesterol does not raise ischemic stroke risk; leaves open differential cerebrovascular effects and need for confirmation.
Beheshti et al. (2018) studied this question.
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