2021
Genetic determinants of LDL cholesterol and risk of intracerebral haemorrhage
Szejko N, Kirsch E, Falcone GJ. Genetic determinants of LDL cholesterol and risk of intracerebral haemorrhage. Current Opinion In Lipidology 2021, 32: 244-248. PMID: 34010223, PMCID: PMC10273781, DOI: 10.1097/mol.0000000000000761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of ICHIntracerebral hemorrhageLDL levelsLDL cholesterolInverse associationClinical trialsLipid levelsObservational studyCerebral small vessel diseaseWhite matter hyperintensity volumeLDL cholesterol levelsLow LDL levelsNontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhageSmall vessel diseaseElevated LDL levelsElevated lipid levelsVessel diseaseCholesterol levelsHigh burdenHyperintensity volumeHigh riskRole of lipidsHemorrhageStatinsRisk
2020
Genetically Elevated LDL Associates with Lower Risk of Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Falcone GJ, Kirsch E, Acosta JN, Noche RB, Leasure A, Marini S, Chung J, Selim M, Meschia JF, Brown DL, Worrall BB, Tirschwell DL, Jagiella JM, Schmidt H, Jimenez‐Conde J, Fernandez‐Cadenas I, Lindgren A, Slowik A, Gill D, Holmes M, Phuah C, Petersen NH, Matouk CN, Gunel M, Sansing L, Bennett D, Chen Z, Sun LL, Clarke R, Walters RG, Gill TM, Biffi A, Kathiresan S, Langefeld CD, Woo D, Rosand J, Sheth KN, Anderson CD, Consortium F. Genetically Elevated LDL Associates with Lower Risk of Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Annals Of Neurology 2020, 88: 56-66. PMID: 32277781, PMCID: PMC7523882, DOI: 10.1002/ana.25740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracerebral hemorrhagePolygenic risk scoresLDL cholesterolLower riskTotal cholesterolICH riskLow-density lipoprotein cholesterol levelsRisk of ICHLipoprotein cholesterol levelsPotential causal roleMendelian randomization analysisAnn NeurolLDL levelsCholesterol levelsICH casesObservational studySD increaseSignificant single nucleotide polymorphismsRisk scoreSignificant associationCholesterolMR analysisInverse correlationRandomization analysisSingle nucleotide polymorphisms