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Relation Between Stroke and Heart Disease

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Strokes due to blocks in blood vessels, can be seen along with blocks in blood vessels of the heart. Stroke can occur after a heart attack as well. Heart attack damages a part of the heart muscle. This can lead to damage of the inner lining of the heart in that region.

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The three things that can go wrong with the heart

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

If the pump is unable to pump blood out (either because it is defective or because something is making it more difficult to pump blood out in some way) then less blood goes around and this can damage our vital organs and be dangerous.