Sentences with phrase «stroke risk factors»

Based on this data, physicians should consider addressing stroke risk factors in patients with a history or signs of light flashes and blurry vision associated with severe headaches,» Nazarian said in a Hopkins news release.

«It's clear that a long, happy relationship is associated with a higher likelihood of taking the recommended measures against the known stroke risk factors.»

While being overweight increases a person's likelihood of having stroke risk factors such as high blood pressure, the question of whether being overweight or obese directly ups stroke risk has not been answered adequately; evidence from past research has been controversial.

After considering physical activity, diet, body mass index as well as other stroke risk factors, it was found that individuals who regularly made use of olive oil for cooking as well as dressing had a 41 % lower stroke risk in comparison to individuals who never made use of olive oil in their diet.

«Heart disease, stroke risk factors may increase in severity before menopause.»

«This is significant to stroke care because many stroke risk factors — such as high blood pressure, heart failure, coronary artery disease — are more common in old age.

Treatment with oral anticoagulants reduces the risk of stroke and is recommended according to the number of stroke risk factors.

But after adjustment for other stroke risk factors, there was no association between the level of the neighborhood advantage and stroke risk, suggesting that those living in more disadvantaged neighborhoods are more likely to develop risk factors including hypertension, diabetes and smoking.

Other stroke risk factors were measured prior to the stroke.

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.

One previous study found that, among women with one or more stroke risk factors, only 15 percent recalled being advised not to start oral contraceptives and only 36 percent remembered being told to stop.

«However, in women with other stroke risk factors, the risk seems higher and, in most cases, oral contraceptive use should be discouraged,» Drs. Morales and Biller wrote.

They said the key messages from the study were that stroke is a highly preventable disease globally, regardless of age and sex; that the relative importance of modifiable risk factors means there should be development of regional or ethnic - specific primary prevention programs, and that additional research on stroke risk factors is needed for countries and ethnic groups not included in INTERSTROKE.

«Obesity is a substantial stroke risk factor for all ages and even more alarming for young adults.»

Not exact matches

What makes these findings so intriguing — and potentially important — is that atrial fibrillation is a major risk factor for stroke.

or more of garlic powder every day may reduce aortic stiffness as people age, while separate studies at the State University of New York at Albany have found that people who eat garlic exhibit a lower incidence of stomach cancer, have longer blood clotting times, and lower blood lipid levels (a factor associated with reduced risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease)....

High blood pressure is a major risk factor contributing to cardiovascular disease and stroke, and salt consumption can have a major impact.

Leading health organisations, such as the World Health Organization, cite smoking, overweight and obesity, unhealthy diets and physical inactivity as risk factors for heart disease and stroke.

Did you know that nine out of ten people have at least one risk factor for heart disease and stroke?

Dr. Ken Redcross, founder of Redcross Concierge, shares risk factors and symptoms of strokes.

Have a higher prevalence of stroke, atherosclerosis [a common form of arteriosclerosis in which fatty substances form a deposit of plaque on the inner lining of arterial walls], chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Crohn's disease, lymphoma, metabolic syndrome [a collection of heart disease risk factors], cancer, and liver disease.

five times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes three times more likely to develop cancer of the colon more than two and a half times more likely to develop high blood pressure — a major risk factor for stroke and heart disease

Conventional risk factors largely explain the links observed between loneliness / social isolation and first time heart disease / stroke, finds the largest study of its kind published online in the journal Heart.

This is important, they emphasise, as around a quarter of all strokes are recurrent, and targeting treatment of conventional risk factors among the lonely and isolated might help stave off further heart attacks and strokes, they suggest.

Similarly, social isolation was initially associated with a 39 percent heightened risk of a first time stroke, but the other conventional risk factors accounted for 83 percent of this risk.

In the meantime, those with AB blood need not panic about their future cognitive wherewithal, she says, noting that all our brains are apt to benefit from a healthy diet, awareness of our risk factors for heart disease and stroke, and regular exercise for the body and brain.

The results accounted for other factors that could affect the risk of stroke, such as smoking and high cholesterol.

Patients also have to factor in their own sense of how much they fear a heart attack or stroke — all the while knowing there are other means of prevention with almost no risk that can get lost in the statin debate, including weight loss, exercise and a better diet.

This is despite the fact that the research shows that, by this age, high blood pressure is not a key contributory risk factor, and high cholesterol has little effect on stroke risk, overall, says Dr Byatt.

The results were the same after researchers adjusted for other factors that could increase the risk of stroke, such as high cholesterol, diabetes and smoking.

The association between the two conditions remained significant even when researchers adjusted for other risk factors, including age, gender, race, body mass index, physical activity, history of alcohol use and smoking, and history of other conditions like myocardial infarction, stroke and diabetes mellitus.

«We have confirmed the ten modifiable risk factors associated with 90 % of stroke cases in all regions, young and older and in men and women.

The study also confirms that hypertension is the most important modifiable risk factor in all regions, and the key target in reducing the burden of stroke globally.»

Metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors — high blood pressure, high blood sugar, unhealthy cholesterol levels and abdominal fat — that double the risk of blood vessel and heart disease, which can lead to heart attacks and strokes.

Ten risk factors that can be modified are responsible for nine of 10 strokes worldwide, but the ranking of those factors vary regionally, says a study led by researchers of the Population Health Research Institute (PHRI) of McMaster University.

«Stroke largely preventable, global study shows: 10 risk factors are same worldwide, with regional variation.»

The investigators looked at the different risk factors, and determined the proportion of strokes which would be cut if the risk factor disappeared.

Image courtesy of iStockphoto / JeremyRichards Diabetes, heart disease, stroke and other afflictions that once primarily plagued wealthier, western countries are now accelerating in poorer nations.A new study reveals that risk factors for heart disease in Indian cities are now more prevalent than they are in the U.S.

As a result, the researchers concluded that depression could be a risk factor for heart disease or stroke.

«Infections, other factors raise risk of pregnancy - related stroke in women with preeclampsia.»

Given their different physiology and risk factors, we have conducted the first large prospective study on the association of fruit with subtypes of stroke in Chinese adults from both rural and urban areas.»

High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart attacks, stroke and heart failure.

Researchers found several risk factors for stroke, both in the immediate postoperative period and up to two years after, including previous stroke, peripheral vascular disease (narrowing or obstruction of arteries), valve surgery and age 65 years or older.

A large study of 108,711 patients who had cardiac surgery in Ontario, Canada, sought to identify risk factors for long - term stroke after surgery to improve outcomes for patients.

Previous studies have looked mainly at genes causing atherosclerosis and genes affecting the function of platelets and clotting processes as risk factors for ischemic stroke (clot obstructing blood flow to the brain).

«Our study sought to discover if there are other risk factors or clues that may help identify the women with preeclampsia who are at the highest risk for pregnancy - related stroke.

«Our study suggests that short height in children is a possible marker of stroke risk and suggests these children should pay extra attention to changing or treating modifiable risk factors for stroke throughout life to reduce the chances of having this disease,» said senior study author Jennifer L. Baker, Ph.D., associate professor in the Center for Clinical Research and Prevention at Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital and Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, at the University of Copenhagen, in Denmark.

«We spend a lot of time thinking about traditional risk factors for stroke such as high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes and smoking — but our data underscore the possibility that everyday air pollution may also pose a significant stroke risk,» said senior investigator Jeffrey S. Berger, MD, an assistant professor in NYU Langone Medical Center in the Department of Medicine, Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology.

This is largely due to physical health disorders such as heart attack or stroke, for which type 2 diabetes is a major risk factor.

Yoga, an ancient mind - body practice which originated in India and incorporates physical, mental, and spiritual elements, has been shown in several studies to be effective in improving cardiovascular risk factors, with reduction in the risk of heart attacks and strokes.