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Cardiovascular diseases like stroke are caused by a combination of risk factors including age, sex, genetics, lifestyle, and medical conditions. Specifically, increasing age raises risk as the heart loses ability to pump blood effectively. Males are more susceptible due to higher risk lifestyles. Family history, hypertension, smoking, sedentary lifestyle, and diabetes all damage blood vessels over time through atherosclerosis. This restricts blood flow and oxygen, potentially causing transient ischemic atta
- Author
- Zeo Zafaralla
- Language
- EN