Stroke
- Created by: studentbashir17
- Created on: 29-05-22 20:45
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- Common risk factors for stroke
- Your age
- As we age, our arteries naturally get narrower and harder, which makes it more likely that we will have a stroke.
- Medical Conditions
- High blood pressure - the biggest risk factor
- Diabetes
- High cholesterol
- Lifestyle choices
- Smoking
- Drinking too much alchohol
- Eating unhealthy foods
- Being overweight
- Family history
- If a close family member has had a stroke, your chance of having one is probably higher.
- Your ethnicity
- People who are black or from South Asian families have strokes more often than other people.
- Your age
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