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Having stroke in the past greatly increases one's risk of future stroke. Men are 25% more likely to develop stroke than women, [53] yet 60% of deaths from stroke occur in women. [233] Since women live longer, they are older on average when they have stroke and thus more often killed. [53] Some risk factors for stroke apply only to women.
Stroke guidelines now include risks that are unique to women. The American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, released new stroke prevention guidelines this week for ...
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Ischemic stroke happens when blood clots or plaque block blood vessels to the brain. About 87% of strokes are ischemic, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The global reach of World Stroke Day 2011 was a step up from 2010 with increased participation came from Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. World Stroke Day 2011 received increased response in the media with coverage in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, and many other languages.
Analysis by the CDC of U.S. mortality statistics from 1991 to 1998 found that for both blacks and whites, counties with the highest stroke death rates were in the southeastern states and the Mississippi Delta region. Stroke death rates for states ranged from a high of 169 per 100,000 in South Carolina to a low of 89 per 100,000 in New York. [7]
In 2016, a study found that women have a 50 per cent higher chance than men of receiving a misdiagnosis after a heart attack, while researchers found in 2014 that 33 per cent of women are more ...