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Pro Tips to Reduce Your Stroke Risk

The lifetime risk of stroke for adult men and women (25 years of age and older) is approximately 25 percent. Worldwide, stroke is the second most common cause of mortality and the second most common cause of disability.

Let’s Improve Cardiovascular Health in Transgender People

Access to care, risk awareness, and prevention are the keys to health equity.

A Father Lost, A Question Lingers: Rethinking Stroke Treatment

Anticoagulation shows no benefit in preventing a second stroke.

A Heart Attack or Myocardial Infarction

A heart attack happens when the flow of oxygen-rich blood to a section of heart muscle suddenly becomes blocked and the heart can’t get oxygen. If blood flow isn’t restored quickly, the section of heart muscle begins to die.