Statins, Metformin Can Cut Odds for Brain Aneurysms [Video]

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Common drugs used to treat chronic illness can lower the risk of a bleeding strokeFour drugs were identified that reduced the risk of brain aneurysmThese 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 stroke, 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 lisinopril reduced risk by 37%.The cholesterol drug simvastatin decreased risk by 22%.The diabetes drug …