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Risk Factors
New or recurrent strokes affect about 700,000 Americans every year. Although incidence of stroke has increased, more people are surviving stroke, and the death rate is declining. While age is the major risk factor, people with stroke are likely to have more than one risk factor.
Age
Older Adults. 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...
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Expert & Community Posts
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Understanding Low Blood Pressure
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Health Guide
Sleep Apnea: Prognosis
...alcohol abuse) are associated with sleep apnea. These factors, however, do not explain all cases of higher heart-related risks in people with sleep apnea. For example, among overweight people,... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Diagnosis
...medical condition that might be worsened or caused by sleep apnea. Such conditions include heart disease, high blood pressure, heart failure, diabetes, chronic headaches, epilepsy, obstructive... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Treatment
...after a period of time and are still complying with the regimen, then the airflow pressure may not be high enough. Patients may require retesting. Many patients report feeling more alert after... Read more »High Blood Pressure: Causes
...(primary) when the doctor is unable to identify a specific cause. It is by far the most common type of high blood pressure. The causes of this type are unknown but are likely to be a complex... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Highlights
HighlightsSleep Apnea and Heart DiseaseSleep apnea can increase the risk of stroke, even if patients do not have high blood pressure. A 2005 study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)... Read more »Images
Massively enlarged tonsils can cause episodes of cessation of breathing known as obstructive sleep apnea. Cessation of breathing can last 10 seconds or longer, causing extremely low levels of oxygen in the blood.... Read more »
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