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Dont Discontinue Statins, Stroke Victims Told
Researchers found that the chances of dying, or requiring full-time care were nearly five times higher if statins were interrupted.
The article, in the journal Neurology, advises doctors to continue giving the drugs to stroke patients.
But experts called for bigger studies before recommendations be made.
A UK stroke consultant pointed out that almost a third of stroke patients would find it too hard to swallow the pills.
The news follows a British Medical Journal report that found the UK lags behind the rest of western Europe in terms of stroke care.
Strokes are the third most common cause of death in the UK, accounting for more than 60,000 deaths a year.
A National Audit Office report in 2005 suggested that 550 deaths could be avoided, and an extra 1,700 patients make a full recovery if care was better organised.
Many people at high risk of stroke will be at higher risk of heart disease, and may be taking statins as a result.
There is already some evidence that people taking statins at the time they have a stroke have a less damaging stroke, potentially because of improved blood vessel function and blood flow.
However, the latest study, from the University of Santiago de Compostella, found a huge difference in the outcome for patients who were allowed to carry on taking their statins when they reached hospital after a stroke.
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