There are many different factors that may lead to a stroke, but the most typical one is a restriction in the blood supply to a portion of the brain.
Ischemic attacks may also occur in the form of transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), commonly known as mini-strokes, since they persist for just a few minutes until blood flow is restored.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), high blood pressure affects almost one in every two individuals in the United States.
Written By Ami Beniaminovitz, MD As an avid runner and a cardiologist, I try to closely follow the research on endurance running and its effects on the heart. Recent research has raised alarms about the potential for plaque buildup and scarring in the heart in some long-distance runners. Yet other studies have suggested that when […]
Every forty seconds, someone in the United States suffers from a heart attack.
70% of people who have had a heart attack or stroke did not know that LDL cholesterol is often called "bad cholesterol" because it causes fat to build up in the arteries.