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OCR: Stroke Prevention Recognition. and Treatment Introduction Lifestyle and Cholesterol Blood Pressure Women Heart Health and Estrogen Control with Diabetes Angina Heart Attack Stroke Common Ouestions Tying Together it 8.1 Preventing the Risk of Stroke Risk factors for ischemic stroke include age (older) genetic factors diabetes high blood pres sure heart disease blood flow defect in the artery that takes blood from the heart the brain transient ischemic attacks sickle cell dtsstse (a disease of the blood) migraine headaches retinal emboli (small clots in the eye) cigarette smoking drug abuse alcohol abuse increases in the tendency for blood to clot About 90% of strokes are result uncontrolled blood pressure The vital prevention therefore control and maintenance of appropriate blood pressure ( ...