Stroke rates down in senior citizens, but not in youth

Posted: Published on July 24th, 2014

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(KTVI)- Stroke rates decline, but heres whats surprising. This decrease is among senior citizens and not for those 65 years and under.

St. Louis University Hospital Cardiologist, Dr. Michael Lim, talks about study results in if he was surprised and what the lower level for seniors is attributable to.

So, why do rates in younger people remain high? For younger people, lifestyle changes just arent happening like they should and thats attributed to those issues.

Heres the story:

Seniors in America are suffering fewer strokes, regardless of their race or sex, a new long-term study reveals.

Our study found that the decrease is happening in whites and blacks, which is very important because blacks are at an elevated risk of stroke, he added.

However, people younger than 65 continued to suffer strokes at about the same rate, although the researchers found that more of these younger patients survived their stroke.

The stroke death rate for people aged 65 and older held steady.

One expert found some of the study results troubling.

Diabetes, obesity and lack of physical activity are still major problems that have not been reduced in the last decade, this raises some red flags.

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