Health Tip: Control Risk Factors for Stroke

(HealthDay News) -- Among the best ways to protect yourself if you''re at risk for stroke is to treat and manage related health problems.

While some risk factors are beyond your control, the American Heart Association says certain risk factors are manageable. Among them:

• Artery conditions, such as atherosclerosis or peripheral artery disease.
• High blood pressure and high cholesterol.
• Cigarette smoking.
• Diabetes.
• Heart disease.
• Atrial fibrillation, an abnormal heart rhythm.
• Obesity.
• Poor diet.
• Inactivity.

-- Diana Kohnle

Last Updated: Feb. 09, 2009

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