Researchers found just by smoking could trigger recurrent stroke attack

News24xx.com - Cigarettes have long been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks and strokes. Now the latest study reveals in more detail how smoking habits can affect the risk of recurrent stroke in patients who have experienced it.

In a report in the Journal of the American Heart Association, data from 3,069 stroke survivors sees that someone who decided to quit smoking could reduce the risk of recurrent stroke by 29 percent compared to people who keep continue to smoke. This is known after researchers compared data between survivors.

"Smoking can cause problems with blood flow in the brain, and also contribute to the formation of clots in blood vessels. Both of these will increase the risk of stroke" said Allan Hackshaw of University College London commenting on the study.

"Slowly reducing cigarette consumption can slightly reduce the risk, but the study looks at the biggest reduction in the risk of recurrent stroke is stop smoking at all" he continued as quoted by Reuters on Monday, May 20th 2019.

The risk of stroke for smokers is called the researcher is directly proportional to the number of cigarettes consumed. More in detail when compared to non-smokers, smokers who consume a day up to 20 cigarettes per day will be 68 percent more likely to experience a recurrent stroke. This risk level can increase by three times when someone consumes more than 40 cigarettes per day.

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