Stroke is inherited by women

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Women are more likely to inherit a predisposition to stroke than men.

These conclusions were reached by British scientists as a result of studies conducted with the participation of 806 men and women who suffered from ischemic stroke or from a temporary violation of the blood supply to the brain due to a temporary blockage of cerebral vessels.

It turned out that female patients are significantly more likely to have female relatives, as well as they who have suffered a stroke or cerebrovascular accident. According to the director of the Oxford Stroke Prevention Center, Dr. Peter Rothwell, the presence of female relatives who have suffered a stroke is the basis for classifying a woman as a high-risk group for developing a stroke. Forty percent of "stroke women" have close relatives who have had a similar illness. Women with a stroke are 80% more likely than men to have a mother who is susceptible to this pathology. Moreover, the earlier the mother suffered a stroke, the greater the danger of being in a similar situation for her daughter. In general, a maternal stroke doubles a daughter's chances of surviving a brainstroke.

The researchers note that female platelets are more resistant to aspirin and maintain better functional activity than male platelets.

Interestingly, stroke also has gender characteristics of therapy. In particular, taking aspirin is a purely ladies' way to avoid a stroke. Earlier, the 2005 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions presented evidence that aspirin has different effects on the incidence and mortality of cardiovascular disease in men and women. It is no secret that aspirin increases the risk of hemorrhagic strokes in both sexes. However, aspirin reduces the risk of ischemic stroke in women by 17% and has no effect on men. The researchers note that female platelets are more resistant to aspirin and maintain better functional activity than male platelets.