Statins vs Control at 4 months (3 ‐ 6 months): Fatal or nonfatal stroke
Statins showed no clear difference in fatal and non‐fatal stroke compared with control at 4 months (3 to 6 months) (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Statins vs control at 4 months (3 to 6 months) Fatal and non‐fatal stroke · patients with acute coronary syndrome Statins showed no clear difference in fatal and non‐fatal stroke compared with control at 4 months (3 to 6 months) (moderate certainty). Statins for acute coronary syndrome (2014) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.72 [0.45, 1.16] | 7 studies · 8536 participants | Moderate |
Statins vs Control at 4 months (3 ‐ 6 months) Fatal and nonfatal stroke · patients with acute coronary syndrome Statins showed no clear difference in fatal and nonfatal stroke compared with control at 4 months (3 ‐ 6 months) (moderate certainty). Statins for acute coronary syndrome (2011) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD006870.PUB2, superseded | RR 0.72 [0.45, 1.16] | 7 studies · 8536 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statins for acute coronary syndrome 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.