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How Can Exercise Help Prevent A Stroke?
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You can help to prevent stroke by controlling risk factors, including high blood pressure, smoking, atrial fibrillation (an abnormal heart rhythm), high cholesterol or atherosclerosis, and diabetes. A healthy lifestyle and taking an aspirin once a day also can help to prevent stroke.
Several medicines used to treat high blood pressure have been shown to have an especially strong benefit in preventing stroke. These medicines include drugs called ACE inhibitors, including enalapril...
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Exercise to Prevent Severe Strokes
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Stroke risk factors and prevention
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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