𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 — 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗪𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆

“𝗠𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝟳𝟬 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 — 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲?”

“𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗜 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱?”
“𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 — 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗔𝟭𝗰 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝟲.𝟱?”
“𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗟𝗣-𝟭 𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗴𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?”
“𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘁?”

These questions come up daily — in clinic, on rounds, and at the bedside.

🔑 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀:
• Aspirin is NOT beneficial for primary prevention in adults ≥70
• ≥150 min/week of moderate activity lowers stroke risk (Moderate means HR increased 50-60%, or in other words, you can talk but not sing)
• Intensive glycemic control (A1c ≤6.5%) increase risk of hypoglycemia compared with < 7, with no proven stroke benefits.
• Yes, GLP-1 receptor agonists reduce stroke in type 2 diabetes
• Mediterranean diet means less red meat, processed food, more sea food, vegetables, whole grains, legumes.

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