Today, because of their longer life expectancy and risk factors of their own , women have a risk of stroke in the higher life than men . Thus, according to the authors of a study published early February in the journal Stroke , it is estimated that 5 women will be affected by a cerebrovascular accident (CVA ) during his life. A figure that is worrying .
/span>Women have indeed specific risk factors , including hormonal and related to their ability to conceive. And have a history of hypertension before pregnancy or high blood pressure during pregnancy ( in case of pre -eclampsia include 1,345,082 ) are associated with an increased risk of stroke. Other situations are also at risk : migraine with aura (that is to say, when it is accompanied by visual disturbances, in about 20 % of migraine ) in smokers or atrial fibrillation related to age .
The authors call for women to monitor their blood , their blood sugar , their cholesterol ... and see if they have risk factors.
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