Sentences with phrase «ischemic stroke increased»

For every five - unit increase in BMI the risk of ischemic stroke increased by 21 percent.

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Researchers noted that boys and girls who were 2 to 3 inches shorter than average for their age were at increased risk of clot - related (ischemic) stroke in adult men and women and of bleeding stroke in men.

«We found that the risk of ischemic stroke, which is associated with a blockage of blood flow to the brain and is the most common stroke subtype, is increased in overweight and obese women.

«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.

Ischemic heart disease, stroke, low back and neck pain, road injuries, and COPD have also caused an increasing amount of health loss since 1990.

Oral contraceptives increase the risk of ischemic stroke, but this risk is very small among women who do not have other stroke risk factors, according to a Jan. 3, 2018 paper in the journal MedLink Neurology by Loyola Medicine stroke specialists.

After an ischemic stroke in the middle cerebral artery — one of the most common types of stroke in humans — the animal models showed much lower overall fluid intake but increased preference for alcohol over water when they did drink.

In a study that included 1.7 million patients undergoing inpatient surgery, experiencing atrial fibrillation while hospitalized was associated with an increased long - term risk of ischemic stroke, especially following noncardiac surgery, according to a study in the August 13 issue of JAMA.

An Italian register study found that diabetes increased the risk of first ever ischemic stroke by more than 50 % in both men and women (299).

Routine use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) was not associated with a significant increase in the risk of ischemic stroke after adjustment for multiple risk stroke factors and PPI indications, according to results of a prospective, observational analysis published in Gastroenterology.

Routine use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) was not associated with a significant increase in the risk of ischemic stroke after adjustment for multiple risk stroke factors and PPI indications,...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a strong independent risk factor for ischemic stroke.1, 2 Vitamin K antagonist (eg, warfarin) treatment reduces the risk of stroke by 64 % and all - cause mortality by 26 %, compared with control in patients with AF.3 However, warfarin confers an increased risk of hemorrhage, with intracranial bleeding the most severe effect.4 - 7

The risk of stroke dramatically increases in the days following an attack, and the transient ischemic attack could present a chance to minimize the risk or find a cause in order to prevent the permanent neurologic damage that results due to a 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).

Quick scan shows that a SNP in the FAD 2 is associated with increased risk of ischemic stroke and heart attack.

It is not yet clear if this increases the risk of stroke or transient ischemic attack [189,190].

Atrial fibrillation increases odds of stroke, but because these patients had few additional risk factors, they were considered at low risk for ischemic stroke (blocked blood flow to the brain).

There is very little opportunity for an individual interventionalist to increase his patient volume independently (at least for ischemic stroke).