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Worldwide, women have a slightly higher lifetime risk of stroke than men do. Women also are more likely to die from them, largely because they tend to have more severe strokes later in life. They also are more likely to be misdiagnosed when they seek emergency treatment for stroke symptoms...
Worldwide, women have a slightly higher lifetime risk of stroke than men do. Women also are more likely to die from them, largely because they tend to have more severe strokes later in life. They also are more likely to be misdiagnosed when they seek emergency treatment for stroke symptoms...
"Women have thought ofstroke as a man's diseaseand have not really been as proactive in understanding their risk for stroke," Dr. Diana Greene-Chandos, a neurologist and director of neuroscience critical care at Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center, told CBS News. Things that put women at gr...
For instance, according to the 2022 Global Stroke Factsheet, the lifetime risk of having a stroke has increased by 50% over the previous 17 years, with an estimated 1 in 4 persons expected to experience a stroke in their lifetime.4 On the other hand, another recent study predicted that ...
• Shortness of breath “Just like anyone, women should look out for chest discomfort that radiates to the arm, neck, jaw or back that happens at rest or with exertion,” Salazar said. “The most common symptom in women is chest discomfort, pain, pressure, heaviness or tightness. Howeve...
Many U.S. women don't know most of the warning signs of a stroke, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2014 Scientific Sessions. The study is also published in the American Heart Association ...
"Women may have more headaches with their strokes. They actually can have hiccups with a little bit of chest pain with their stroke symptoms, sometimes sending them down the pathway of looking for either heart disease or indigestion," said Greene-Chandos, who is also a member of Ohio State'...
Stroke symptoms in women come on suddenly. Learn the most common symptoms of strokes so you can get immediate treatment.
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