Stroke risk profile
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That’s because the studies show that aspirin doesn’t reduce the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke in healthy people. Furthermore, the potential risk of a cerebral hemorrhage, gastrointestinal bleeding, and ulcers outweighs any heart benefits the aspirin might provide.
However, if you've already had a heart attack or stroke, or if you have been found by your doctor to be at high or moderate risk for heart attack or stroke, the benefits of taking aspirin can trump the risks.
I am a scientist by training and estimate the risk of exposure to be low but since I am not familiar with the details I wanted to check your opinion.
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The rsik of stroke is higher when in Afib than when not. However, for true statistics, i recommend you look on the american heart association website under their entry for a-fib. Being on blood thinner is the right course of action. Talk to a professional about the true risk differential. Best wishes.
cholesterol, increases your risk of heart attacks and stroke. The American Heart Association (AHA), the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) define "very high" LDL cholesterol as above 190 mg/dL, "high" as 160 to 189 mg/dL, "borderline high" as 130 to 159 mg/dL, "above optimal" LDL cholesterol as 100 to 129 mg/dL and "optimal" as less than 100 mg/dL.
I do, however, continue to recommend 162 milligrams daily (two low-dose aspirin) to patients who already have coronary heart disease, have already had a heart attack or stroke, or who are at high or moderate risk for one and not at risk for gastrointestinal bleeding.
In addition, I now follow the recently revised American Diabetes Association guidelines for aspirin use in people with diabetes.
It sounds like you have held up your side of the bargain in making the lifestyle changes that were necessary to improve your risk profile. You also sound very compliant. What we are increasingly discovering is that the factors that we have focused on in the past ie the degree of narrowing in the arteries of the heart, while important may not be the most important factor that correlates with a patients risk of stroke. And the presence of calcium may not be a great predictor either.
I'm 38 years old male, 76 kg (167lb) weight and 5ft 4inches height. I did lipid profile test and following are the numbers
Total Cholesterol 242
Triglyceride 254
HDL Cholesterol 38
LDL Cholesterol 153.2
VLDL Cholesterol 50.8
Total Cholesterol/HDL Cholesterol Ratio 6.3
LDL Cholesterol/HDL Cholesterol Ratio 4.0
My doctor suggested me to take medication Aztor 10mg per day, I asked my doctor if it comes down to optimum level by lifestyle modification?
I have never heard of that before. I don't honestly see how it could cause a stroke. I know that stroke is the biggest risk of afib.
KarenH,
Hi and welcome to the MS forum. I have not had this particular test done, but I believe several in our community have ... I hope they will see this and help you out with answer.s
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You ask about a stroke ....
I cannot confirm anything without a complete general and central nervous system examination. It is possible that these symptoms could be due to stroke. Damage to the left side of the brain can weaken or paralyze the right side of the body. Single or multiple clots or blockages in the small vessels of the brain cause small strokes.Lacunar strokes, usually occur from long standing high blood pressure or diabetes.
for people younger than 65 years with no risk factors the untreated annual risk of stroke is about 1%, whereas with one or more risk factors it is about 5%; for people aged 65-75 years with no risk factors the annual risk of stroke is about 4%, and with one or more risk factors it is about 6% per year; and for people older than 75 years with no risk factors the risk of stroke is about 3%-4%, whereas with one or more risk factors it is about 8% (see Box 2) (E1).7,26
from http://www.mja.com.
Risk factors for stroke include advanced age, hypertension (high blood pressure), previous stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), diabetes, high cholesterol, cigarette smoking, atrial fibrillation, the contraceptive pill, migraine with aura, and thrombophilia (a tendency to thrombosis), patent foramen ovale and several rarer disorders. High blood pressure is the most important modifiable risk factor of stroke.
I had stroke at the age of 26. Do you know anyone that's happen to? My neurologist a
Said they couldn't find any reason this should have happen to me.
my husband a a hemmoratic stroke 4 years ago. They never found the bleed and gave him about a 4 percent chance of living. He did after he had a crainiatomy. To make a long story stroke he spoke after he had a very serious seizure for 5 days. He is aphasic now. I would like to know how he could speak out of the blue, Sometimes he speaks in his sleep also. I would like to know what is causing the red and purple blotches of his legs and what can I do about it.
gud day!pls interfret my hepatitis profile HBsAg reactive 4684 cutoff 1.000,Anti-Hbs non reactive 2.00 cutoff 2.00-10.0IU/L Anti-Hbe reactive 0.006 cutoff 1.000 HBeAg nonreactive 0.001 cutoff 1.000 Anti_HBcIgG nonreactive 0.005 cutoff 1.000 Anti-HAvIgm nonreactive 0.0359 cutoff 1.000 and i have ultrasound my liver is normal span w/ regular margin.....
Atrial fibrillation is linked to an increased risk of stroke. The most common mechanism is sluggish blood flow in the atria which then leads to the formation of blood clots. These blood clots form in the atria and can migrate from the heart to the brain to cause a stroke. There are five major predictors of stroke in patients with AFib.
My recommendation is that you start a low-dose statin, Lipitor 20, so that we can get that LDL below 100. High LDL increases your risk of heart attack and stroke and vessel damage. Please let me know if you wish to start the Lipitor."
My father was on this medication and weaned himself off because he'd become inactive due to terrible muscle pain. I'm afraid to try it, but would like to reverse this since it's such a new issue.
Anytime you have increased clot formation risk you have a greater risk of stroke. Many I know who have Lyme disease are on blood thinners - prescription or otherwise.
We who have Chronic Lyme Disease know that Lyme often takes refuge in our brains - colonizing them and causing us all kinds of mental dysfunction - as well as possible physical damage of the brain which might also predispose us to stroke.
Aspirin or coumadin are for clots, (Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy), the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) recommended coumadin for atrial fibrillation patients at high risk of stroke, aspirin for patients at low risk of stroke, and either drug of patients with an intermediate risk. The ACCP defines a low-risk patient as younger than 65 years with no predisposing risk factors (e.g., previous stroke, TIA, embolism, heart failure, hypertension, diabetes).
my friend had a hepatitis profile. kindly interpret the result. ANTI-HBs-nonreactive, Anti-HBe(reverse)-reactive, and ANTI-HBc IgG (reverse) - reactive..
If you have a family history of heart disease or other risk factors you may consider a statin, but I would go the lifestyle change route first.
Your good HDL is also high, that's good and it contributes to your overall high TC.
So, if it were me, I would work on my diet and make sure I get in 30 - 60 mins of moderate exercise most days of the week. I would also ask about a Fenofibrate for my TGL's as well as they work quickly.
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