Introduction to stroke risk factors
Stroke is the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of serious long-term disability. One in four people will experience a stroke in their lifetimes1,2.
We can do much to protect our brain health and prevent the devastation caused by a stroke by learning about stroke risk factors, especially those risk factors that can be changed and taking appropriate action3.
References
- Valery L Feigin, Mayowa O Owolabi, Valery L Feigin, Foad Abd-Allah, Rufus O Akinyemi, Natalia V Bhattacharjee, Michael Brainin, et al. Pragmatic Solutions to Reduce the Global Burden of Stroke: A World Stroke Organization–Lancet Neurology Commission. The Lancet Neurology. 2023. 22(12). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00277-6
- Valery L Feigin, Michael Brainin, Bo Norrving, Sheila Martins, Ralph L Sacco, Werner Hacke, Marc Fisher, Jeyaraj Pandian, Patrice Lindsay. World Stroke Organization (WSO): Global Stroke Fact Sheet 2022. International Journal of Stroke. 2022. 17(1):18–29. https://doi.org/10.1177/17474930211065917
- Amelia K Boehme, Charles Esenwa, Mitchell S V Elkind. Stroke Risk Factors, Genetics, and Prevention. Circ Res. 2017. Feb 3;120(3):472-495. https://doi.org/10.1161/circresaha.116.308398