Up to 80% of strokes are preventable, a key message in MorningLine’s Nashville discussion with American Heart Association executive Annie Thornhill and stroke specialist Dr. Dennis Cole.
Nearly 1 in 3 Middle Tennessee adults has high blood pressure—the primary stroke risk factor—yet many people do not realize they are at risk until a life-threatening event occurs.
Nick Beres hosted the segment to focus on practical ways viewers can reduce stroke risk, with additional prevention information directed to stroke.org.
The discussion underscored stroke’s broader toll in Tennessee, where it remains a leading cause of death and disability.