Nearly All Heart Attacks & Strokes Are Preceded by warning Signs,Major Study Finds
SEOUL,SOUTH KOREA – A comprehensive,two-decade-long study involving nearly 17,000 individuals from the United States and South Korea reveals that 99% of heart attacks,strokes,and heart failure cases are preceded by detectable warning signs. Researchers identified high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood sugar, and smoking as the key risk factors present before these cardiovascular events.
The findings, published based on research from Yonsei University in South Korea, challenge the notion that some heart attacks and strokes occur without any prior indication. researchers examined the health records of approximately 7,000 Americans and over 9 million South Koreans, tracking their health for around 20 years. The study focused on whether these four risk factors were outside of ideal ranges prior to a diagnosis of heart attack, paralysis, or heart failure.
In 93% of cases, patients exhibited abnormal levels of two or more of the four risk factors.High blood pressure proved to be the most prevalent warning sign, affecting over 95% of South Korean participants and more than 93% of American participants.
Notably, even women under 60 – traditionally considered a lower-risk group – displayed at least one of the four risk factors in over 95% of cases before experiencing heart failure or stroke. at least 90% of patients experienced one or more of these factors before their first cardiovascular disease diagnosis.
“The study showed that one or more risk factors before these cardiovascular outputs were seen at almost 100 percent of the ideal level,” stated Philip Greenland, a co-author of the study from Northwestern University in the United States. “Our current goal is to find ways to get these replaceable risk factors to control instead of deviating from the route by pursuing other factors that cannot be easily treated and unidentified.”
The research, originally reported by Independent, underscores the importance of preventative care and managing modifiable risk factors to reduce the incidence of serious cardiovascular events.
