Saturday, April 9, 2011
Mini stroke doubles risk of heart attack
Mini stroke doubles risk of heart attack
Patients who have suffered a "mini stroke" are at twice the risk of heart attack than the general population, according to research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
These mini strokes, called transient ischaemic attacks, or TIAs, occur when a blood clot temporarily blocks a blood vessel to the brain. Although the symptoms are similar to a stroke, a TIA is shorter „Ÿ
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