Stroke and Heart Attack Risk Rises in the Morning


Jakarta, blockage of blood vessels that trigger strokes and heart attacks can occur at any time, but the morning is the most vulnerable time. In the morning, the blood toward the heart more prone to clotting and lead to blockages.

Increased risk of clogging is mainly experienced by patients with heart problems who installed a stent or a tool to widen blood vessels. Although relatively rare, blockage around the stent highly vulnerable to cause strokes and heart attacks.

This was revealed in a study conducted by experts from the Mayo Clinic, Rochester. Based on observations of 124 patients between February 1995 to August 2009, the risk of blockage of the highest recorded at 7 am and lowest at 8 pm.

"Because of the high risk of blood clots in the morning, then treatment may be more appropriately given in the morning," said one researcher, Dr David R Holmes, Jr., as quoted from HealthDay, Wednesday (23/02/2011).

During this time, a drug for prevention of blood clotting in patients with ST is given in the evening, just before sleep. Taking into account these findings, the researchers suggest that doctors divide the drug into 2 to be given each night and morning.

The existence of certain cycles that affect the risk of stroke and heart attack has also been revealed in a study at the Tokyo Women's Medical University in 2005. This study reveals, the risk of stroke and heart attack highest recorded every Monday between the hours of 4-10 am.

In this case, the increased risk on Monday morning, the most widely experienced by the workers. The trigger is stress levels are soaring because so spent the holiday weekend, the workers have to deal with a solid routine in the beginning of the week.

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