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Smoking Can Increase Your Risk for Brain Stroke | Dr. Subhransu Sekhar Jena | CARE Hospitals
Dr. Subhransu Sekhar Jena, Sr. Consultant Neurologist at CARE Hospitals, Bhubaneswar, talks about how smoking increases your risk of brain stroke. Smoking nearly doubles your risk of having an ischemic stroke. Smokers are also more likely to develop high blood pressure, which is a major risk factor for stroke. Smoking is particularly dangerous for people who already have high blood pressure because high blood pressure contributes to damage to the arteries.