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Tips for preventing aneurysms
You can lower your risk of aneurysm formation and rupture and stroke with these lifestyle changes:
- Stop smoking — Smoking is the greatest risk factor of all in aneurysm rupture and is a key risk factor for stroke.
- Control high blood pressure — Persistently high blood pressure (hypertension) stresses the artery walls.
- Avoid drug abuse — Cocaine is the worst offender, narrowing blood vessels and increasing blood pressure and heart rate.
- Avoid alcohol abuse — Moderate to high alcohol consumption — binge drinking in particular — is associated with brain hemorrhage.
Source: Cleveland Clinic August 6, 2019