Statin treatment and cerebral microbleeds: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Katsanos AH, Lioutas VA, Charidimou A, Catanese L, Ng KKH, Perera K, Boasquevisque D, Falcone GJ, Sheth KN, Romero JR, Tsivgoulis G, Smith EE, Sharma M, Selim MH, Shoamanesh A, Initiative T. Statin treatment and cerebral microbleeds: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 2020, 420: 117224. PMID: 33183779, DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2020.117224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCMB presenceStatin useCurrent statin useStatin treatmentRandomized-controlled clinical trialSpontaneous intracerebral hemorrhageRandom-effects modelCMB prevalenceIschemic strokeHemorrhagic strokeAdjusted analysisCerebral microbleedsIntracerebral hemorrhageRandomized trialsUnadjusted analysesClinical trialsEligible studiesAncillary studiesObservational studyPooled estimatesGeneral populationSystematic reviewUnadjusted probabilitySystematic searchCross-sectional data