Lipid management in ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack in China: result from China National Stroke Registry III.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aims of the study were to assess the management of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and the goal achievement, as well as to investigate the association between baseline LDL-C level, lipid-lowering treatment (LLT), and stroke recurrence in patients with ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA).

Design

Our study was a post hoc analysis of the Third China National Stroke Registry (CNSR-III).

Setting

We derived data from the CNSR-III - a nationwide clinical registry of ischaemic stroke and TIA based on 201 participating hospitals in mainland China.

Participants

15,166 patients were included in this study with demographic characteristics, etiology, imaging, and biological markers from August 2015 to March 2018.

Primary and se

SUBMITTER: Xu YY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10008417 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature