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Common drugs used to treat chronic illness can lower the risk of a bleeding stroke Four drugs were identified that reduced the risk of brain aneurysm These included a drug to treat high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and enlarged prostate THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Common drugs used to control cholesterol, blood sugar and high blood pressure might also lower a person’s risk of , a new study finds. The researchers evaluated the risk of brain aneurysms that cause bleeding strokes in patients. For the study, they looked at the medical records for nearly 4,900 patients who had a bleeding stroke, and compared them against nearly 44,000 people who never had a brain aneurysm.

They identified four specific drugs that appeared to lower the risk of a brain aneurysm, after accounting for other risk factors: The high blood pressure drug reduced risk by 37%. The cholesterol drug decreased risk by 22%. The diabetes drug lowered risk by 42%.



The prostate drug reduced risk by 45%. “We urgently need new ways to prevent this type of stroke, which occurs at younger ages and with a higher death rate than other types of stroke,” said researcher , with the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands. “Our current surgical treatments for brain aneurysms have a risk of permanent disability and death that often outweighs the potential benefits, so preventing rupture with a noninvasive drug would be very beneficial,” Kanning added in a university news rel.

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