'He collapsed and died': Strokes, a silent killer in SA

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'He collapsed and died': This line has become all too familiar amid concern over the number of strokes in South Africa, increasingly in younger people.

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According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, 215 people die from heart disease and strokes daily. However, because of the lack of awareness about cardiovascular diseases, many people go undiagnosed and untreated until it is too late.South African singer Lira, 44, is recovering well after her stroke in Germany last year.

Magula said the stroke was a cardiovascular complication due to reduced blood supply to parts of the brain that control various body functions. "When we do a CT brain scan of someone who has had a stroke, the evidence of the damage can be seen as either an area of bleeding or no blood supply.

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