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This UVA Pediatrician Can Predict Your Stroke Risk – Mirage News
Doctors can predict patients’ risk for ischemic stroke based on the severity of their metabolic syndrome, a conglomeration of conditions that includes…
Doctors can predict patients’ risk for ischemic stroke based on the severity of their metabolic syndrome, a conglomeration of conditions that includes high blood pressure, abnormal cholesterol levels and excess body fat around the abdomen and waist, a new study finds.
The study found that stroke risk increased consistently with metabolic syndrome severity even in patients without diabetes. Doctors can use this information – and a scoring tool developed by a UVA Children’s pediatrician and his c…
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