Artery blockages may predict stroke

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Story Created: Mar 1, 2013 at 12:51 PM CDT

Story Updated: Mar 1, 2013 at 4:15 PM CDT

Blockages in the arteries may be a predictor of stroke even among otherwise healthy people.

German researchers found middle age to older adults who had more coronary artery calcifications were three times more likely to have a stroke than those with lower levels.

Blockages were especially accurate in foretelling stroke in patients younger than 65 and those at low-risk for cardiovascular disease.

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