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What the differens between stroke & heart attack?
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Brain and heart: Stroke happens when blood supply to brain is compromised due to a clot, or sometimes due to hemprrhage in the brain.That can cause paralysis of part one side of body to death depending on severity heart attack happens when blood suppy to the heart is cut off and that can cause death of some heart muscles and dpending on the severity and the extent of hearts involvement can cause shock, failure;death.
Answered 12/31/2013
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Two different: Conditions!- stroke comes from blood clot or bleeding in brain. The blood t or plaque build could be in one of the carotid arteries in the neck. Heart attack comes from blockage of coronary blood vessels that are part of the heart!- sorry for missed word (not t, word was clot).
Answered 1/1/2014
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