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Hispanics with clogged arteries at greatest risk of stroke, heart attack Hispanics who have even a small amount of plaque build-up in the neck artery that supplies blood to the brain are up to four times more likely to suffer or die from a stroke or heart attack than Hispanics who do not have plaque. The researchers involved in the recent study, published in the online issue of Neurology, used ultrasound to determine the thickness of the plaque in the carotid artery of 2,189 men and women who were part of the multi-ethnic Northern Manhattan Study. Carotid plaque was found in 58 percent of the group. The maximum carotid plaque thickness was defined as those who had more than 1.9 mm of plaque thickness, which represented one quarter of the group. After an average follow-up of seven years, 121 people suffered or died from ischemic stroke, 118 suffered or died from heart attack and 166 died of other vascular causes. Source: American Academy of Neurology. “Hispanics with clogged arteries at greatest risk of stroke, heart attack,” March 19, 2008, http://www.aan.com/press/
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