Hidden risk of stroke: Do you know what it is?

Published May 19, 2014 4:52 PM CDT



MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Do you know the hidden risk of a stroke? The American Heart Association wants women to know a stroke doesn't just happen to older smokers with high blood pressure or high cholesterol.

Women who take even a low-estrogen birth control pill may be twice as likely to have a stroke.

Vivian King, Community Relations Vice President for Aurora Hospital, never imagined a stroke would hit her one morning. She joined the Studio A team to tell her story.