Warning: People with this blood type have the highest risk of early stroke

Warning: People with this blood group have the highest risk of premature stroke. Image 1

Study suggests potential link between blood type and risk of early-onset stroke

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), around 15 million people worldwide suffer a stroke each year. Of these, 5 million die, while another 5 million are left permanently disabled. Stroke can be fatal, and its other consequences are nothing short of devastating.

A groundbreaking study published in the journal Neurology suggests that certain blood types may be at increased risk of early-onset stroke. The findings are based on a new meta-analysis led by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM).

Researchers conducted a meta-analysis of 48 studies on genetics and ischemic stroke that included 17,000 stroke patients and nearly 600,000 healthy people who had not had a stroke. The researchers investigated genetic factors associated with early stroke.

They found that people with blood type A had a higher risk of early stroke, with a 16% higher risk of stroke before the age of 60. Meanwhile, people with blood type O, the most common blood type in the world , may be protected from this risk; blood type O had a 12% lower risk of stroke than people with other blood types.

“Our meta-analysis looked at people’s genetic profiles and found an association between blood type and risk of early-onset stroke. The association between blood type and late-onset stroke was much weaker than what we found with early-onset stroke,” said co-lead researcher Dr. Braxton D. Mitchell.

The researchers also stressed that the increased risk is very modest and that people with blood type A should not worry about having an early stroke or needing additional medical screening or testing based on this study.

"We don't yet know why blood type A carries a higher risk, but it may have something to do with clotting factors like platelets and blood vessel lining cells, as well as other circulating proteins, all of which play a role in clot formation. Clearly, we need more follow-up studies to clarify the mechanisms underlying the increased risk of stroke," added Steven J. Kittner, professor of neurology at UMSOM.

“This study raises an important question that requires further investigation into how genetically predetermined blood type may play a role in the risk of early stroke,” he said. “This points to an urgent need to find new ways to prevent the dangers of stroke in young people.”
HA (according to VOV)

Source: https://baohaiphongplus.vn/canh-bao-nhung-nguoi-thuoc-nhom-mau-nay-co-nguy-mac-co-dot-quy-som-cao-nhat-416035.html