At age 50 when I had my stroke my right carotid artery dissected due to trauma and probably 80% atherosclerosis blockage. I was in fantastic shape, my cardiovascular fitness level was as an athlete. But since I'm an outlier no one will analyze why my plaque was so bad and maybe save others from a stroke. It is much easier to just put out fucking lazy press releases and relegate the problem solving to someone else.
Obesity is a risk factor for significant carotid atherosclerosis in patients aged 39 to 55 years
da Silva ES, et al. – Authors compared the prevalence of risk factors
between young and old individuals with significant carotid
atherosclerosis. Obesity and smoking were significant risk factors for
young patients in this sample.
- They retrospectively reviewed the records of patients aged 39 to 55 years (group I) and aged >=60 years (group II) with significant atherosclerotic stenosis at the carotid bifurcation.
- Group I patients had significantly higher values for the following factors: weight, height, body mass index, diastolic pressure, prevalence of current smoking, total and low–density lipoprotein cholesterol and significant lower values for systolic pressure, creatinine, and prevalence of coronary artery disease.
- Group I patients were more symptomatic and showed higher rates of carotid occlusion and near occlusion.
- Atherosclerosis of the carotid bifurcation was more aggressive in the younger group, with a higher rate of occlusion and near occlusion.
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