Sabina Loving owns Loving Tax Services, Inc., a new tax preparation service in an impoverished neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago where there is high unemployment and many homes and businesses are boarded up.
Unpredictable ruptures of arteries and organs are the most serious complications of the Vascular Type of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. A torn artery can cause internal bleeding, stroke, or shock, and is the most common cause of death in patients with this disorder. Rupture of the intestine is seen in 25 to 30 percent of affected individuals and tearing of the uterus (womb) during pregnancy affects 2 to 3 percent of women.
Further, the study also says the risk of death after 20 years of a stroke increased by about 25 percent for TIA (aka mini-stroke) survivors, 27 percent for patients whose strokes were caused by a blood clot and about 14 percent for hemorrhagic stroke. HealthDay News has the full story.