1. Stop eating while taking aspirin
Due to concerns about the toxic side effects of aspirin, some patients cannot persist in taking it, which is incorrect. Taking aspirin to prevent and treat cerebrovascular disease in high-risk patients should be a long-term process. This is related to the mechanism of action of aspirin. Only by consistently taking an effective dose of aspirin every day can the aggregation function of newly formed platelets be inhibited, achieving the goal of preventing thrombosis. In recent years, foreign studies have shown that survivors of stroke who discontinue the use of aspirin have a risk of recurrent ischemic stroke that increases by more than three times within one month, and attention should be paid to discontinuing the medication within a week.
2. People with normal or low blood pressure will not have a stroke
People all know that hypertension is prone to cerebrovascular disease. Hypertension is the most important risk factor for cerebral hemorrhage and stroke, but it is not the only risk factor. Patients with cerebral arteriosclerosis may also develop cerebrovascular disease due to narrowing of the cerebral vascular lumen and other factors, even if blood pressure is normal or low.
3. Stroke occurs suddenly and cannot be prevented
Before a stroke occurs, there are often many signs, such as one to multiple brief ischemic attacks (commonly known as minor strokes). Manifested as sudden inability to see clearly with one or both eyes, numbness or weakness in the face or unilateral limbs, unclear speech, severe headache, etc. Generally, the attack only lasts for a few minutes and disappears, which is easily overlooked by patients. Experts believe that once the above signs appear, it often indicates the arrival of a major stroke, and it is necessary to actively seek treatment at the hospital without delay.
4. Thin people won’t get a stroke
Compared to overweight people, skinny people have a relatively lower chance of getting a stroke, but it is absolutely not advisable to let their guard down. Because thin people can also suffer from hypertension, diabetes, arteriosclerosis, dyslipidemia and other diseases, which are risk factors for stroke.
5. Young people don’t have to worry about having a stroke
Although the main population affected by cerebrovascular disease is middle-aged and elderly people, clinical data shows that more than two-thirds of the first onset of cerebrovascular disease is in elderly people over 60 years old, but this does not mean that young people can rest assured. Nowadays, there is a trend of “youthfulness” in cerebrovascular diseases. The risk factors for stroke in young people include not only hypertension, alcoholism, smoking, excessive nightlife, high-fat diet, but also metabolic abnormalities, blood diseases, heart disease, and other factors. Therefore, correcting unhealthy lifestyles and actively identifying and treating the underlying causes remain the key factors for young people to stay away from stroke.