Smoking Linked to Early Strokes
Smoking Linked to Early Strokes
Smokers are twice as likely to suffer a stroke and at a younger age.
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" Smokers are twice as likely to suffer a stroke. And at a younger age than people who don't smoke a Canadian study of over 900 patients found the average age at the time of their stroke was 67 for nonsmokers and only 58 for smokers. Smokers also had a greater risk of having more complications. As well as recurrent strokes researchers say smoking causes a build -- of debris inside of blood vessels as well as dangerous blood clots. "
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