Sentences with phrase «hemorrhagic stroke risk»

There haven't been studies on diet and hemorrhagic stroke risk in vegetarians, other than to indicate they're at somewhat lower risk of all strokes combined.

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It's long been known that statins increase the risk of hemorrhagic strokes, muscle pain and other severe (but rare) muscle and liver complications.

«Higher body mass index, or BMI, was associated with increased risk of total stroke in every category and the number of ischemic strokes was higher than the number of hemorrhagic stroke in every category.

By contrast, the risk of hemorrhagic stroke, which is associated with bleeding into the brain, is decreased in overweight and obese women,» said study author Gillian Reeves, PhD, with the University of Oxford, United Kingdom.

The totality of the worldwide evidence confirmed that risks associated with excess weight are consistently greater for ischemic than for hemorrhagic stroke.

Researchers found that anemia was present in about a quarter of patients with stroke upon admission and was associated with a higher risk of death for up to one year following either ischemic stroke (clotted blood vessel) or hemorrhagic stroke (ruptured blood vessel).

«Some previous research has suggested that treating patients with statins after they suffer hemorrhagic stroke may increase their long - term risk of continued bleeding,» said lead author Alexander Flint, MD, PhD, of the Kaiser Permanente Department of Neuroscience in Redwood City, Calif. «Yet the findings of our study suggest that stopping statin treatments for these patients may carry substantial risks.»

However, it is associated with an increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding and hemorrhagic strokes which often outweighs any potential benefits.

Although aspirin can prevent clots, which cause about 80 % of strokes, it may increase the risk of hemorrhagic strokes, which are caused by bleeding in the brain.

«Because of some recent studies suggesting that the benefit is not very large, and because aspirin can also have risks (intestinal bleeding or hemorrhagic stroke), the January 2010 recommendations will recommend it mostly for higher - risk people than was the case in the past, when it was recommended for people with more moderate levels of risk and above,» says M. Sue Kirkman, MD, the vice president of clinical affairs for the ADA.

Q: What are some risk factors for hemorrhagic stroke?

In the general population, foods that increase risk of atherosclerosis and ischemic stroke (including saturated fat and animal protein) are linked to lower risk of hemorrhagic stroke (about 11 % of all strokes, but usually more severe).

I don't have a link but I remember Dr Joel Fuhrman saying in a video or paper that people on an optimum vegan diet who are eating only good fats and oils (like whole food nuts and avocado) are at a higher risk of hemorrhagic stroke, because as a group, their blood tends to be thinner.

Mastering Diabetes: Studies conducted in tens of thousands of people over 5 + years indicate that low - carbohydrate diets increase your risk for cardiovascular disease, hemorrhagic stroke, hypertension, atherosclerosis, diabetes mortality, obesity, cancer, and all - cause mortality (premature death).

If you look at the MRFIT study [Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial] where they looked at 180,000 men over a period of... 13 years (1973 - 80); men with cholesterol of 330 had less hemorrhagic stroke than men with cholesterol less than 180.

The Journal of Nutrition Research reported in 2009 that intake of DHA and EPA was associated with an increased risk of hemorrhagic stroke in rats.

Correlations between six flavonoid sub-classes from citrus fruits were assessed related to risks of hemorrhagic, ischemic or complete stroke.

Specifically, their findings reveal it appears to carry an increased risk for hemorrhagic stroke.

People taking vitamin E supplements may put themselves at a slightly increased risk for a hemorrhagic stroke.