Study: 16.5M Americans at risk of stroke from aggressive exercise
Study: 16.5M Americans at risk of stroke from aggressive exercise
A new study suggests that millions of Americans are putting themselves at risk of stroke by aggressively working out. KDKA’s John Shumway shares the story.
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0.539 -> well a new study suggests that millions
3 -> of Americans are putting themselves at
5.279 -> risk of a stroke by aggressively working
7.919 -> out yeah this is frightening the study
10.139 -> in the journal physics of fluid suggests
12.719 -> that the exercise could dislodge plaque
15.66 -> causing the stroke so who exactly is at
18.96 -> risk new this morning John Shumway went
21.06 -> searching for some answers for us so
22.98 -> John what did you learn about this a lot
25.199 -> of people is the answer about 16.5
27.68 -> million Americans now these are folks
30.599 -> who have plaque that is built up in
32.64 -> their carotid arteries on either side of
34.68 -> their neck
36.18 -> working out get your blood pumping and
39.12 -> it does increase your blood pressure a
41.28 -> risk for people who have plaque building
43.739 -> up in the two main arteries in their
45.84 -> neck so in these patients if you were to
48.36 -> aggressively exercise the theoretical
51.12 -> knowledge suggests that the sharing
53.28 -> forces of the blood flow because the
55.379 -> demand would be higher
57.36 -> can theoretically cause some of these
60.539 -> plaques to break off and shoot off into
63.719 -> the brain and cause a stroke but Ahn
66.299 -> neurologist Dr Raul Chandra says risk
69.84 -> factors are your best indicator of a
72.84 -> potential issue you do have traditional
75.24 -> underlying risk factors like high blood
78 -> pressure high cholesterol diabetes you
80.759 -> do have a higher risk of having plaque
83.46 -> buildup tobacco abuse Smoking may that
87 -> be cigarettes or vape both of them does
91.14 -> increase your risk of having plaque
92.7 -> buildup but compared against the broad
94.74 -> population Dr Chandra believes we're
97.439 -> talking about the very small section of
99.96 -> patients who already have a plaque
102.18 -> buildup and suggesting that there could
103.74 -> be an increased risk so if you haven't
105.84 -> had an incident and you were otherwise
108 -> healthy he says don't stop working out
111.42 -> so we do continuously recommend
114.799 -> exercising because that's going to
116.88 -> prevent the plaque build up to happen to
120 -> begin with and that's where we ideally
122.46 -> want
123.72 -> now this is not an issue of the old age
126.84 -> really isn't a factor as much as
128.88 -> lifestyle and eating habits and if
131.34 -> you're looking for indicators that you
133.56 -> may have a problem Dr Chandra said look
135.48 -> for maybe weakness on one side of your
137.52 -> body numbness on one side a facial
140.28 -> drooping or slurred speech any of those
142.739 -> you should get checked out before you do
145.62 -> that heavy workout I mean that it's
148.2 -> truly frightening so how do you discover
150.959 -> the plaque and I mean what and then what
153.3 -> can be done about it well they can do a
155.16 -> scan and if it's a mild amount of plaque
158.52 -> it can be treated with medication if not
160.68 -> they surgically go in and actually clean
162.599 -> out your pipes if you will but that
164.76 -> really is a last resort but once that is
166.8 -> cleared out then you get on a proper
168.78 -> diet and safe exercise
170.94 -> there you go listen to your body and
173.04 -> talk to your doctor if something doesn't
174.84 -> feel right let them know thanks John
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy3d5EOg2g4