Better blood flow: surgery may strike down stroke risk
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Research indicates that carotid endarterectomy is a more effective stroke preventative than aspirin. The surgery is performed to remove plaque from the arteries leading to the brain. Patients are advised to reduce all risk factors such as smoking and diabetes before seeking the operation.
Publication Name: Prevention
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0032-8006
Year: 1995
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Waist management: abdominal fat may signal stroke risk, too
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A Harvard stroke-risk-factors test of 8,643 men found that men who had the greatest measure of belly fat, also had the higher risk for having strokes. This is also true for women. This may be because artery-clogging fatty acids from the abdominal areas enter the blood more frequently.
Publication Name: Prevention
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0032-8006
Year: 1997
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Block a stroke
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Six preventative measures include regular medical checkups, avoiding cigarette smoke and taking aspirin or other blood thinners. A preventative surgical procedure called carotid endarterectomy removes fatty deposits that can cause a stroke.
Publication Name: Prevention
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0032-8006
Year: 1993
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