Anemia increases the risk of death after stroke

Researchers say anemia could triple the risk of death within a year after a stroke, UPI news agency reported .

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Dr. Jason Sico of Yale University School of Medicine (USA) and leader of the study said anemia is a common condition in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells. When there is no red blood cell that carries oxygen throughout the body, fatigue, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat and other symptoms can occur.

Anemia increases the risk of death after stroke

Previous studies have shown that people with anemia are more likely to die than others within a year after suffering a heart attack, heart failure or kidney disease, Sico said.

Dr. Sico and colleagues reviewed medical records of 3,750 men treated after their first ischemic stroke in the United States in 2007. Ischemic stroke is a type The most common stroke, occurs when a blood vessel leading to the brain is blocked.

Compared with stroke survivors without anemia, patients with severe anemia have a 3.5 times higher risk of dying in hospital, and 2.5 times higher in 1 year. .

People with moderate anemia have twice the risk of death within 6-12 months after a stroke, while those with mild anemia have a 1.5 times higher risk of dying in the same range. time mentioned above.