Delhi-NCR news: Cold wave causing 10-15% surge in heart attacks, high BP and brain strokes during early hours
Some private hospitals also witnessed a 9% uptick in stroke patients in the Delhi-NCR region.
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Some private hospitals also witnessed a 9% uptick in stroke patients in the Delhi-NCR region.
A senior Neurologist told the news agency that the risk of a brain stroke and brain haemorrhage is even higher for those who have high blood pressure, adding that it was necessary to keep blood pressure under control in severe cold weather and hold timely consultations with doctors.
In the last 24 hours, 17 people have died in Kanpur alone where the mercury has plummeted to below 2°C.
Brain stroke occurs to a person when oxygen and nutrients do not reach properly in different or one part of the person's brain.
According to doctors, the sudden increase in blood pressure in the cold and blood clotting is causing heart attack and brain attack.