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Hypertension doubles a person’s risk of stroke.
Seshadri S, Beiser A, Kelly-Hayes M, Kase C, et al. The Lifetime Risk of Stroke: Estimates from the Framingham Study. Stroke. 2006; 37(2): 345-50. http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/37/2/345