Friday, January 2, 2015

Women should be wary of unique stroke risks

In a nutshell.
 
  • Women who develop dangerously high blood pressure while pregnant—a condition known as preeclampsia—have twice the risk of having a stroke later in life compared to those who had healthy pregnancies.
  • Taking oral contraceptives can raise a woman's risk of high blood pressure, and therefore, stroke.
  • Migraines with visual aura—a condition that women are four times more likely to suffer from than men—have also been linked to an increased stroke risk.
http://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2014/02/10/women-should-be-wary-of-unique-stroke-risks#.VKUQfYYKbtw.linkedin

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