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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