Good news – 9 out of 10 strokes are preventable according to an article in the Lancet
Collaborators from 32 countries, build on preliminary findings from the first phase of the INTERSTROKE study, which identified ten modifiable risk factors for stroke in 6000 participants from 22 countries. High blood pressure remains the single most important modifiable risk factor for stroke and the impact of hypertension and nine other risk factors together account […]