Are you at higher risk?
Unfortunately, stroke risk for middle-aged individuals has been on the rise in recent years, despite the overall decrease in strokes over the past several decades. According to a 2019 study published in the same journal, which looked at county-level data on,"roughly three times as many counties experienced increases in stroke death rates for middle-aged adults [35-64 years old] compared with older adults [65 and older].
Experts attribute this increase among middle-aged patients to lifestyle factors, misdiagnosis within this age group, and"recent national increases in midlife all-cause mortality." The team concluded that their findings highlight"a need to address stroke prevention and treatment for middle-aged adults while continuing efforts to reduce stroke mortality among the more highly burdened older adults.
She adds that you should"know your family and parents' medical history as accurately as you can," and make a point of sharing that information with your doctor."Parental stroke occurrence should, we believe, be included in predicting a person's stroke risk," she added.
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