For the first time in over a decade, the American Stroke Association has released new recommendations, including considerations of GLP-1 receptor agonist medications to prevent strokes.

As many as 80% of the more than half-million strokes in the U.S. each year could be preventable, according to the American Stroke Association’s new clinical guideline that calls for a combination of better primary care screening, evidence-based risk management and healthy life choices.

Over the years there have been many preventive steps and care guidelines for stroke prevention but the new American Stoke Association guidelines show that 80% of strokes are preventable. Here is what you need to know.

In a first, the guidelines link poor pregnancy outcomes to stroke and call on doctors to exercise greater vigilance.

Although some people might benefit from medications, lifestyle behaviors that can help reduce stroke risk include healthy nutrition. The guidelines recommend a Mediterranean-style diet, which has been shown to reduce the risk of stroke.

Stroke guidelines now include risks that are unique to women. The American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, released new stroke prevention guidelines this week for the first time in a decade.

The “2024 Guideline for the Primary Prevention of Stroke,” published in the journal Stroke and replacing the 2014 version, focuses on identifying and managing risk factors—particularly for women—and highlights healthy lifestyle behaviors that can lower stroke risk.

The American Stroke Association has released new guidelines to lower your risk of stroke. Here’s what the organization suggests when it comes to healthy habits.