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What Are The Main Causes Of Heart Attack And Stroke In Adults?
Risk Factors
New or recurrent strokes affect about 780,000 Americans every year. On average, someone in the United States has a stroke every 40 seconds. While age is the major risk factor, people who have a stroke are likely to have more than one risk factor.
Age
People most at risk for stroke are older adults, particularly those with high blood pressure, who are sedentary, overweight, smoke, or have diabetes. Older age is also linked with higher rates of post-stroke dementia. Younger people are...
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Stroke Information
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
A stroke is the sudden death of brain cells due to lack of oxygen. A stroke is usually defined as one of two types:Ischemic (caused by a blockage in... Read more »
Heart attack
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Stroke Surgery
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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