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Relation Between Stroke and Heart Disease

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In general, risk factors for stroke and some forms of heart disease are similar. 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.

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What do you call fluid collection around the heart?

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Pericarditis can occur after a heart attack due to damage following a loss of blood supply. But a large pericardial effusion is uncommon in rheumatic fever, where the involvement is mainly of the heart valves. Infections of the heart valves can also spread to the pericardium and cause pericardial effusion.