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2. The 3 Biggest Risk Factors for a Stroke - AOL

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   The article The 3 Biggest Risk Factors for a Stroke originally appeared on Fool.com. Fool contributor Sean Williams has no material interest in any companies mentioned in this article.

3. Your biggest questions about strokes, answered - AOL

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   Risk factors for stroke are similar to those for a heart attack, says Dr. Ince. They include: Age: You can have a stroke at any age, but your chances go up as you get older. According to the CDC ...

4. Will you have a stroke? These 17 factors can be predictors ...

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   Stroke risk factors for everyone. The most common, most controllable lifestyle behaviors—dubbed Life’s Essential 8 cardiovascular health metrics by the Stroke Association—will, when left ...

5. Stroke - Wikipedia

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   The biggest risk factor for stroke is high blood pressure. [7] Other risk factors include high blood cholesterol, tobacco smoking, obesity, diabetes mellitus, a previous TIA, end-stage kidney disease, and atrial fibrillation. [2] [7] [8] Ischemic stroke is typically caused by blockage of a blood vessel, though there are also less common causes.

6. Cerebral infarction - Wikipedia

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   Major risk factors for cerebral infarction are generally the same as for atherosclerosis. These include high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, tobacco smoking, obesity, and dyslipidemia. [13] There are also risks that a person can't control. These include a person's age, family history of strokes, being African American, and being born a male.

7. Cerebrovascular disease - Wikipedia

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   The most common presentation of cerebrovascular disease is an ischemic stroke or mini-stroke and sometimes a hemorrhagic stroke. [2] Hypertension (high blood pressure) is the most important contributing risk factor for stroke and cerebrovascular diseases as it can change the structure of blood vessels and result in atherosclerosis . [ 5 ]

8. New stroke guidelines include risk factors specifically ... - AOL

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   Stroke guidelines now include risks that are unique to women. The American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, released new stroke prevention guidelines this week for ...

9. Hypertension and the brain - Wikipedia

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   In terms of environmental factors, dietary salt intake is the leading risk factor in the development of hypertension. [7] Salt sensitivity is characterized by an increase in blood pressure with an increase in dietary salt and is associated with various genetic, demographic, and physiological factors— African American populations, postmenopausal women, and older individuals carry a higher ...