A new study released this week by the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation outlines some new information regarding stroke risk factors especially among women. What are these risk factors and how can they be incorporated into preventive measures against the development of stroke?

• Dr. Michael Hill, neurologist, Director of the Stroke Unit at Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary, Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Heart and Stroke Foundation spokesperson. He is also a clinician researcher in the areas of stroke clinical trials and stroke epidemiology.