Ortho Evra Can Cause Heart Attack: Sucks Out Your Energy Permanently
The Ortho Evra birth control patch has recently been found to increase the
risk of stroke for its users. A stroke is a debilitating illness that sucks the
life out of the people who have to contend with it. Heart attacks are similarly
debilitating. The FDA has altered its label to reflect the possible dangers of
the Ortho Evra Patch.
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A stroke--the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of
disability in the US and Europe--occurs when the blood supply to a part of the
brain is suddenly interrupted. (Jauch, 2005) In brain tissue, a reduction of
blood flow, or cerebral ischemia, leads to an ischemic cascade, which can damage
or kill brain cells. Death of brain tissue can lead to loss of the function
controlled by that tissue.
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Types of stroke
Ischemic stroke
Stroke is classified by its cause into two main types: ischemic and
hemorrhagic. In ischemic stroke, which occurs in approximately 85-90% of
strokes, a blood vessel becomes obstructed and the blood supply to part of the
brain is completely or partially blocked. Ischemic stroke is commonly divided
into two types: thrombotic and embolic (Stroke Center, 2005).
Rarer types of stroke can also occur.(see
below)
Embolic stroke
In embolic stroke, an embolus, or a travelling particle in a blood vessel,
flows with the bloodstream into progressively smaller arteries until it becomes
lodged, inhibiting passage of blood. An embolus is most frequently a blood clot,
but it can also be plaque that has broken off from a blood vessel or other
things including fat, air, and even cancerous cells (Perry and Miller,
1961).
An embolism may also form when the heart pumps ineffectively, allowing the
blood to pool and coagulate, as in certain heart arrhythmias such as atrial
fibrillation.
Thrombotic stroke
In thrombotic stroke, the clot does not travel; it builds up and finally
blocks off the artery where it forms. When there is a tear in an artery wall,
platelets and clotting factors in the blood are drawn to the area and accumulate
there, forming a clot. They send out chemicals that can trigger a clotting
cascade.
Arterial clots usually form around atherosclerotic plaques. Since obstruction
takes longer, the onset of thrombotic strokes is slower.
Blood flow can also be restricted in a condition called arterial stenosis, in
which plaque builds up on the artery wall, causing the vessel to become narrow
and stiff.
Hemorrhagic stroke
Hemorrhagic stroke, or intracranial hemorrhage, occurs in about 10% of strokes, when a blood vessel in the brain bursts, spilling blood into the spaces surrounding the brain cells. Hemorrhagic strokes generally carry a greater risk of death and permanent disability than ischemic strokes.
Watershed stroke
A small proportion of strokes are watershed strokes, which are caused by
hypoperfusion (usually due to hypotension, or low blood pressure) or other
vascular problems including vasculitis. Hypoperfusion is a lack of blood flow,
which may have various causes.
A watershed stroke occurs when the brain tissue between major arteries has been damaged from lack of blood flow. In a watershed stroke, blood flow to the area is not stopped, but is instead lessened to the point where brain damage occurs.
Rarer types of stroke
Venous obstruction can obstruct flow so that an infarction occurs. This commonly occurs in the rare disease sinus vein thrombosis.
see also:
Ischemic
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Thrombotic
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Stroke
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