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May 13, 2010
In Today's Issue
- Overweight? Shocking Proof that it may not be your fault
- Overactive Thyroid Increases Risk Of Early Stroke
- 1 Quick Technique To Burn More Fat
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Overactive Thyroid Increases Risk Of Early Stroke
Dear Reader,
New research out of Taiwan's Taipei Medical University finds that younger adults with overactive thyroids seem to have a higher risk of having an early stroke.
The condition, known as hyperthyroidism, before the age of 45 years old was associated with a 44% higher risk of stroke according to the study. Where once strokes were a condition well known in the elderly, the number of strokes happening to young people has gone up significantly since the 1990s.
Your doctor will tell you that hyperthyroidism is a risk for atrial fibrillation (also known as irregular heartbeat) in older people, and this condition is a risk factor for stroke. While an overactive thyroid might contribute to the risk of stroke in the elderly, this latest research is the first to look at the potential role of this problem and strokes in younger people.
In this research, a team from Taipei Medical University looked at Taiwanese adults under 45 (average age 32) years old who did (and did not) have hyperthyroidism. The study included a total of 3,176 subjects who had just been diagnosed with overactive thyroid, and 25,408 subjects without the disease. During the five years of observation, the team tracked each patient's data and found 198 subjects (0.7%) had a stroke - 167 (0.6%) of those who were free of thyroid disease, and 31 (1.0%) of those diagnosed with thyroid disease.
After adjusting for stroke risk factors like older age, income, level of urbanization, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and any history of atrial fibrillation, the team found that having an overactive thyroid was linked to that 44% increase risk for ischemic stroke, the type of stroke caused by blocked arteries.
"This study is important because hyperthyroidism has not been considered a potential risk factor for stroke and there are up to a third of young ischemic stroke patients without a determined cause," says Herng-Ching Lin, Ph.D., professor at the School of Health Care Administration, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University in Taiwan.
Though strokes aren't all that common, they are on the rise in those in their 20s, 30s and 40s.
A recent study, presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010 using data from Ohio and Kentucky found a large increase in strokes among U.S. adults, though stroke rates in older adults were going down.
From the mid 1990s to 2005 the stroke rate rose sharply from 4.5% to 7.3% in adults aged 20 to 45 years old, the average age of stroke patients in 2005 was nearly three years younger than in 1993-1994.
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Overactive Thyroid Increases Risk Of Early Stroke Continued...
Lin and colleagues are suggesting that young stroke patients be tested for hyperthyroidism,
though other experts believe the recommendations are premature.
Hyperthyroidism
affects almost 2% of the world's population, and causes the overproduction of
thyroid hormone that speeds the metabolism and causes symptoms like sweating,
weight loss, diarrhea and nervousness.
Of course more research is needed to confirm the link. In the meantime, if you
do have hyperthyroidism you need to pay attention to your health and managing
your condition.
It's also smart to do all you can to reduce your risks of cardiovascular
disease - keep your weight under control, stay active on a regular basis, don't
smoke or drink to excess.
To your good health,
Kirsten Whittaker
Daily Health Bulletin Editor
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Sources:
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=114999
MedicineNet info on atrial fibrillation:
http://www.medicinenet.com/atrial_fibrillation/article.htm
MedicineNet info on thyroid disease:
http://www.medicinenet.com/thyroid_disease/article.htm
American Stroke Association:
http://strokeassociation.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200037
Herng-Ching Lin, PhD, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University,Taiwan:
http://www.biomedexperts.com/Profile.bme/822540/Herng-Ching_Lin
News release, American Heart Association:
http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=999
AHA "Stroke Incidence Rising Among Younger Adults, Decreasing Among Elderly":
http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=953
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