Alcohol Intake as a Risk Factor for Acute Stroke: The INTERSTROKE Study
Alcohol abuse is linked to an increased risk of both hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes. Heavy drinking can also lead to cardiac arrhythmias, which can cause thrombus formation and propagate existing thrombi from the heart, leading to cardioembolic brain infarction. However, if a person continues drinking, the risk ofstrokeis one important alcohol-related consequence to consider. Learned …
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