If Mom Had a Stroke, Daughter May Be Prone to Heart Attack, University of Oxford Study
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- A mother's history of stroke can help predict a daughter's chances of not only having a stroke but also her chances of having a heart attack, new research shows. "Our new study shows that stroke in mothers is associated with heart attacks in daughters," said Dr. Amitava Banerjee, a clinical research associate at the Stroke Prevention Research Unit at the University of Oxford, in England.