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Risk Factors for a Stroke
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Tags: stroke, heart attack, risk, factors, health
There are a number of common risk factors that could increase your chance of having a stroke. Here is a quick list of potential risk factors that you should look for:
| | Atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) |
| | Uncontrolled diabetes |
| | High blood pressure |
| | High cholesterol level |
| | Smoking |
| | Previous transient ischemic attack (TIA) |
| | Heart disease |
| | Carotid artery disease (the artery that carries blood to your brain) |
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Source:
Familydoctor.org, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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