If they were a decent stroke association they would have the risk percentages and numbers of these occurring every year. If we don't have statistics/facts we can't figure out what is really a problem, similar to the color coded threat levels
http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/28/7/1507.full
Table 1.Risk Factors for First Ischemic Stroke
| Well-documented risk factors |
| Modifiable, value established |
| Hypertension |
| Cardiac disease |
| Atrial fibrillation |
| Infective endocarditis |
| Mitral stenosis |
| Recent large myocardial infarction |
| Cigarette smoking |
| Sickle cell disease |
| Transient ischemic attacks |
| Asymptomatic carotid stenosis |
| Potentially modifiable |
| Diabetes mellitus |
| Hyperhomocysteinemia |
| Left ventricular hypertrophy |
| Nonmodifiable |
| Age |
| Gender |
| Hereditary/familial factors |
| Race/ethnicity |
| Geographic location |
| Less well-documented risk factors |
| Potentially modifiable |
| Elevated blood cholesterol and lipids |
| Cardiac disease |
| Cardiomyopathy |
| Segmental wall motion abnormalities |
| Nonbacterial endocarditis |
| Mitral annular calcification |
| Mitral valve prolapse |
| Valve strands |
| Spontaneous echocardiographic contrast |
| Aortic stenosis |
| Patent foramen ovale |
| Atrial septal aneurysm |
| Use of oral contraceptives |
| Consumption of alcohol |
| Use of illicit drugs |
| Physical inactivity |
| Obesity |
| Elevated hematocrit |
| Dietary factors |
| Hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance |
| Acute triggers (stress) |
| Migraine |
| Hypercoagulability and inflammation |
| Fibrin formation and fibrinolysis |
| Fibrinogen |
| Anticardiolipin antibodies |
| Genetic and acquired causes |
| Subclinical diseases |
| Intimal-medial thickness |
| Aortic atheroma |
| Ankle-brachial blood pressure ratio |
| Infarctlike lesions on MRI |
| Socioeconomic features |
| Nonmodifiable |
| Season and climate |
Be careful out there
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