Stroke | Causes & Risk Factors

What are the risk factors for stroke?

Risk factors for stroke include the following:

• Atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries)
• Uncontrolled diabetes
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol level
• Smoking
• Previous transient ischemic attack (TIA)
• Heart disease
• Carotid artery disease (disease of the artery that carries blood to your brain)

After I have had a stroke, am I more likely to have another one?

Yes. People who have had a stroke are at increased risk of having another stroke, especially during the first year after the first stroke.