US EditionPeople in Poorer Areas Face Lower Stroke Survival Odds
SCOTLAND, JUL 8 – People in Scotland's poorest areas have a 62% higher stroke death rate within a year due to unequal treatment access and medication differences, researchers found.
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According to Marcos Mendoza, a vascular neurologist and reference of LCA in the Regional Hospital, the stroke occurs when the flow of blood that goes to the brain is interrupted, either by an obstruction (ischemic stroke) or by the rupture of a blood vessel (haemorrhagic stroke). This obstacle prevents the cells of the brain from receiving oxygen and nutrients, causing brain damage in minutes. Thus, it is one of the main causes of death and disa…
Call to government and NHS: Figures shows those in poorer areas have lower survival odds of stroke
Research at the University of Aberdeen reveals whether people in poorer areas face lower stroke survival chances. The findings are concerning and have led to a call to the NHS and Scottish Government to ‘act now’.Deprived areas may not have the same access to appropriate healthcare as more affluent areas.People who suffer with stroke are more likely to die within a year if they lived in poorer areas, new research shows, which was funded by Chest…
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