in what ways is a stroke similar to a heart attack??
2006-12-12 13:17:03 · 7 answers · asked by su 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
Heart attacks and stroke are closely tied for many reasons:
Patients with one condition often have risk factors for the other, such as high blood pressure, atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), and diabetes.
2006-12-12 13:31:59 · answer #1 · answered by Sherry C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know that much, but I believe that both a heart attack and a stroke have to do with blood clotting, but strokes have clotting in the brain, not the heart like a heart attack.
2006-12-12 13:19:38 · answer #2 · answered by macloveskingtut 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A stroke is a lack of blood to the brain. A heart attack is a lack of blood supply to the heart. Both usually involve clogged arteries and blood clots.
2006-12-12 13:38:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both are infarctions caused by a clot, although a heart attack is caused by a increase of plauqe which ruptures and a clot is formed at that location blocking the blood supply, a Stroke is a clot that formed ekse where and travles to the brain
2006-12-12 13:27:34 · answer #4 · answered by juno406 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
both similar involve clogged arteries n blood clots
2006-12-12 15:56:56 · answer #5 · answered by manchester 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
both could kill you
2006-12-12 13:19:17 · answer #6 · answered by Alx 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.americanheartassociation.org
2006-12-12 13:29:21 · answer #7 · answered by fastfakts 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋