References & Sources

Thick blood may signal stroke risk

People whose blood clots readily have higher concentrations of several compounds involved in blood clotting and are more likely to suffer a stroke than are people whose blood clots less easily.

References:

Folsom, A.R., et al. 1999. Prospective study of markers of hemostatic function with risk of ischemic stroke. Circulation 100(Aug. 17):736.

Sources:

Aaron R. Folsom
University of Minnesota
School of Public Health
Division of Epidemiology
Minneapolis, MN 55455

From Science News, Vol. 156, No. 11, September 11, 1999, p. 175. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.