Mini-stroke reduces life by 20% - scientists

Australian scientists from the University of New South Wales believe that the transient ischemic attack, commonly known as a mini-stroke, can reduce life expectancy by 20%

Scientists selected 22 157 patients who were hospitalized for transient ischemic attack (TIA) in the period from July 2000 to June 2007 in New South Wales, and analyzed their medical records for at least two years, according to Sompulenta.ru . Then collected information on reported deaths in the area until June 2009 and the mortality of subjects and the general population. The average age of female patients was 78 years old, male - 73 years.



A year after hospitalization good health 91.5% underwent a mini-stroke; rest of the population survival was 95%. Five years survival of patients with TIA was 13.2% lower than expected (still alive at 67.2%), and survival in the general population was equal to 77.4%. By the end of the study, that is, nine years later, the survival rate of TIA member by 20% short of expectations.
The older the patients were, the more they risked dying: a mini-stroke had a minimal effect in patients younger than 50 years, but considerably shortened life expectancy those who were older than 65. Compared with those who have not reached fifty, the relative risk of death in patients 75-84 years old was 7.77 times higher than in, and the age group older than 85 - to 11.02 per cent.

According to researchers, who have a history of TIA may improve your chances for longevity, if they gain a healthy lifestyle habits, including daily physical exercise, maintaining normal weight, healthy diet and not smoking.

Transient ischemic attack - acute violation occurs cerebral hemodynamics, manifested primarily focal neurological symptoms. People, who have had a mini-stroke, do not die from it, but are more at risk of early stroke and other health problems, which obviously reduces the duration of life.