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Most fatal type of stroke declining along with smoking rates
Fox News The type of brain bleeding that causes the most lethal kind of stroke has declined substantially since 1998, possibly as a result of falling smoking rates, according to researchers in Finland. Bleeding in the space between the brain and the thin tissue … |
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Calcium supplements linked to post-stroke dementia in women NHS Choices “Calcium supplements could dramatically raise the risk of dementia in women who suffer a stroke, a new study found,” the Mail Online reports. However, the sample size (98) of women taking supplements was small, which casts doubts on the reliability of … Calcium supplements increasing dementia risk for stroke survivors … |
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Death, stroke after onset of AF vary by region
Healio Of the 15,400 patients initially enrolled in the study, 15,361 completed the follow-up and 604 (4%) of these patients experienced stroke at 1 year. More patients with a secondary diagnosis of AF had a stroke compared with patients with a primary … |
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Garry Marshall Died Of Stroke: Medical Tips For You To Prevent A …
Huffington Post Stroke (also called CVA — CerebroVascular Accident) is a common health risk. After heart disease, cancer, and lung diseases, stroke is the fourth leading cause of death. It can have long lasting neurological effects, and it is one of the most common … |
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Anemia tied to worse survival odds after stroke
Business Insider When researchers analyzed data on almost 30,000 stroke patients, they found anemia associated with almost twice the risk of dying in the first year after an ischemic stroke – the most common type that results from an obstruction in a blood vessel … Anemia may raise risk of death for stroke patients: Study |