Statin Usage Increases White Matter Hyperintensities
Goldstein ED, Garg G, Navarro K, Wolcott Z, Yaghi S, Wong KH, McLean K, de Havenon AH. Statin Usage Increases White Matter Hyperintensities. The Neurologist 2022, 28: 94-98. PMID: 35680399, DOI: 10.1097/nrl.0000000000000448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite matter hyperintensitiesWMH progressionStatin usageTop tertileRisk factorsMatter hyperintensitiesWMH volumeConventional cerebrovascular risk factorsProgression of WMHCerebral small vessel diseaseInfluence of dyslipidemiaCerebrovascular risk factorsInfluence of statinsBaseline WMH volumeSmall vessel diseaseSynergistic risk factorsLow-density lipoproteinFull therapyStatin useVessel diseaseStudy visitWMH developmentPartial therapyWMH dataReductase inhibitors