Stroke or stroke plus neck artery tear almost doubled risk of heart attack within a year
February 01, 2024
February 01, 2024
DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 1 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release:
Research Highlights:
The risk of a heart attack among adults after a clot-caused stroke or a stroke plus a tear in the wall of a neck artery (carotid or vertebral artery dissection) was almost double within the first year compared to the heart attack risk for people who did not have a stroke but were hospitalized with medical events. The medical events incl . . .
Research Highlights:
The risk of a heart attack among adults after a clot-caused stroke or a stroke plus a tear in the wall of a neck artery (carotid or vertebral artery dissection) was almost double within the first year compared to the heart attack risk for people who did not have a stroke but were hospitalized with medical events. The medical events incl . . .