why is a stroke considered a cardiovascular disease?
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Yes cardio = heart
But don't forget the vascular part of it also. We typically lump heart and blood vessels together because the function of this system is to deliver blood to the different parts of your body.
Yes end organ damage is the brain but why do we say its a cardiovascular disease. Well its because the cause of the stroke is typically from a heart or blood vessel problem. The underlying problem before the stroke is not the brain but rather either your heart or blood vessel. In other words, your cardiovascular system was diseased and caused the stroke. Major causes of strokes are atrial fibrillation, carotid artery stenosis, hypertension, rarer causes intrancranial aneurysm or patent foramen ovale and these are all diseases of the cardiovascular system and not of the neurological system.
In reality, neurologist and usually not cardiologist treat strokes. But if the stroked patient has atrial fibrillation, a cardiologist could be used. If the the stroke was caused by carotid stenosis, a vascular surgeon is used.
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A stroke is an embolism in the vasculature of the brain.a clot in a vein in your brain.
Because most strokes are caused by occlusion of one or more blood vessels (vascular) in the brain.
Many times a stroke is caused by an embolus that is formed in the heart or legs and travels to the brain, so it is considered a cardiovascular disease.
cardiovascular disease(s): may refer to any of the disorders that can affect the circulatory system, but often means coronary heart disease (CHD), heart failure, and stroke, taken together.
a blood clot appears in your vein which restricts food, oxygen and blood from getting through to your brain, i think, i'm not a hundred percent sure, but hope this helps
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