Strokes are the fifth-leading cause of death in the United States, and the leading cause of disability. On Monday, the American Stroke Association published its updated guidelines for stroke prevention.
Strokes are the fifth-leading cause of death in the United States, and the leading cause of disability — but up to 80% of them are preventable. That’s according to the American Stroke Association , which on Monday published its updated guidelines for stroke prevention in the journal Stroke. This was the first update since its 2014 set of guidelines.
The key to preventing stroke is to understand what the risk factors are and have access to care to address the ones that may require medications, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes,' study author Cheryl Bushnell, professor of neurology and stroke division chief in the Department of Neurology at Wake Forest University Health Sciences in Winston-Salem, told Fox News Digital.
These guidelines have several unique takeaway points, but focus on primary prevention with established strategies focused on better diet, exercise, avoiding tobacco, improving sleep quality and treating known risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia,' he said. Bushnell recapped the main changes in what she calls an 'important and timely update.
For all women, the ASA also calls for screening for premature ovarian failure , early-onset menopause , and endometriosis . 'We also recommend screening for adverse social determinants of health , which is new from the prior guidelines,' Bushnell said. 'There is abundant evidence that adverse SDOH can be barriers to prevention — inability to afford health insurance and medications, access to health care, etc. — and therefore increase stroke risk.
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