1) Stroke is classified as a type of cardiovascular disease.

2) Approximately, 163,000 American individuals perish from stroke each year.

3) More women than men are susceptible to strokes.

4) Approximately, two-thirds of stroke induced deaths are women.

5) In the United States, strokes are the leading cause of disability

6) Once the brain is deprived or blocked from receiving the blood and oxygen it requires, a stroke may occur

7) Amongst women, strokes are ranked as the third major disease

8) Both uncontrolled high blood pressure and smoking are linked to the risk factors of strokes.

9) Despite the lifestyle measures to prevent strokes, certain extenuating circumstances are uncontrollable. For instance, gender, race, age and family history cannot be controlled in the prevention of strokes.

10) Strokes affect, impair and damage arteries leading to and from the brain.

11) When a blood vessel transporting oxygen and nutrients to the brain is blocked, a stroke may be triggered

12) Strokes are triggered by one of the two potential incidences: 1) A clot obstructs the flow of blood to the brain. 2) A blood vessel ruptures and impedes blood flow to the brain.

13) Physicians make stroke diagnoses based on the following signs. The potential, sudden and deadly indications of a stroke include the following:

-Numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, particularly one side of the body

-Extreme, intense and severe headaches

-Blurred, impaired vision in one or both eyes

-Impetuous confusion, complication speaking or understanding

-Stumbling, dizziness, uncoordinated with a loss of balance

14) The best way to avoid improving your risk of having a stroke is to not smoke, control your blood pressure, try to reduce your overall cholesterol level, minimize saturated fat consumption and workout on a regular basis