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Low cholesterol linked to higher risk of bleeding stroke in women

A new study published in the April 10, 2019, online issue of Neurology finds that women who have levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol 70 mg/dL or lower may be more than twice as likely to have a hemorrhagic stroke than women with LDL cholesterol levels from 100 to 130 mg/dL. Those with the lowest triglycerides were also twice as likely to have a bleeding stroke.