Providing stroke rehabilitation after a stroke event to improve quality of life

Using blood thinners after a transient ischemic attack (TIA) to prevent stroke

Encouraging healthy lifestyle habits in childhood to prevent risk factors like obesity and high cholesterol

Starting antihypertensive medications to control high blood pressure in middle age

Obesity

High cholesterol levels

Smoking

Family history of heart disease

This approach is appropriate for individuals, but the benefit-risk ratio may be low

High subject and physician motivation but can be difficult in identify subjects

There is a favourable benefit-risk ratio but physicians are poorly motivated by this approach

Large potential for the whole population but may require legislation, which may be challenging to achieve