High Cholesterol Linked With Stroke Even in Healthy Women

A new report from the Women's Health Study confirms that high levels of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein–cholesterol (LDL-C), and other lipid levels are significantly associated with an increased risk for ischemic stroke, even in women who are otherwise healthy.
"We did not look at people with high risk for cardiovascular disease or with existing cardiovascular disease, but among women who were apparently healthy," lead author Tobias Kurth, MD, ScD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, told Medscape. "That means even when you're fine, you should really watch your cholesterol, and by approaching low cholesterol levels, you may prevent risk for ischemic stroke."
Their report appears in the February 20 issue of Neurology.

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