A recent study revealed that iron deficiency can increase the risk of stroke by making your blood thickens. The researchers examined data from nearly 500 people who have the rare hereditary disease that causes them to have a larger blood vessels in the lungs. Generally the blood vessels in the lungs does not allow a blood clot into the artery. However, in these patients, the blood clot can be run from the lungs, to the brain and cause a stroke.
Those who are iron deficient platelets have a more viscous (which makes blood cells clumping small spark when they stick to each other) and are more likely to suffer a stroke, say scientists from Imperial College London. In fact, for those with moderate levels of iron-still have a tendency to have a stroke two times higher compared to those with levels in the range of iron-normal levels, say the results of research published in the journal PLoS One, edition in January 2014.
The scientists noted, a lot of people with different conditions is also developing a clot that passes through the filter system in the lungs. Scientists say that these findings help to prevent stroke.
Iron deficiency affects about two million people around the world and new research suggests that this may be a risk factor for stroke. But the unknown is the way of the iron deficit against stroke.
Dr Claire Shovlin from the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College London said, "Because of the platelets to clot when you are iron deficient, we think that this is likely to be the cause why iron can lead to stroke, although more research is still needed to prove the relationship. The next step in helping patients who are at risk of having a stroke is to treat iron deficiency they experience. We can see if their platelet clumping or not".
Dr Claire Shovlin adding that, there are other steps ranging from blood clots in the veins until the occurrence of stroke. "So it is still not clear, how the blood clots in platelets passing through all the process," he said.
So, if you want to know more about it, it is recommended to recognized early iron deficiency symptoms. So we can do further steps, and prevent several diseased that caused by iron deficiency.
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