Preventing a second stroke
Preventing a second stroke
VIDEO: Channel 4’s Jennifer Waugh sits down with Dr. Nima Aghaebrahin to talk about the steps you have to take in order to prevent a second stroke.
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0.26 -> every fourth of the month we tell you
2.52 -> about ways to protect your heart and get
4.47 -> heart-healthy this month we are focusing
6.12 -> on preventing a second stroke you know
9.12 -> every two seconds someone in the United
11.13 -> States has a stroke it is the number two
13.65 -> cause of death about one in four stroke
16.109 -> survivors ends up having a second stroke
19.02 -> up to 80% of second clot related strokes
22.59 -> are preventable however joining me this
25.56 -> morning is dr. Nima with Baptist
27.689 -> Hospital thank you very much for being
29.07 -> here - appreciate it
30.21 -> thank you very much for having me so
31.38 -> this is in such an important message
33.149 -> yesterday we were talking about the risk
34.649 -> of cardiac arrest now stroke of course
37.11 -> is is a tremendous problem can you walk
40.53 -> us through a little bit I know that
41.73 -> we've got some animation for those at
43.26 -> home and were unfamiliar with what is it
46.05 -> that that you know causes this to happen
47.969 -> of course no again thank you very much
49.86 -> for having me it's a very important
51.6 -> topic because stroke is number one cause
54.21 -> of disability in the United States when
56.67 -> it comes to stroke thank to advanced
58.829 -> technology and research we have
60.89 -> treatment available for patients who
63.57 -> have stroke but that treatment have to
65.369 -> have been really fast so when the stroke
67.439 -> happens as is shown here a blood clot
69.42 -> most often forms or goes to the brain
72.51 -> which causes a stroke which prevents
75.81 -> blood and oxygen to get to the part of
77.46 -> the brain if that happens we have a
80.04 -> treatment available we can give IV TPA
81.9 -> or now we can go through navigation
85.59 -> through the blood vessels and remove
87.36 -> that blood clot and that's called
88.619 -> thrombectomy and but in order to get
91.47 -> that done effectively we have to do this
93.72 -> fast and therefore it's important for
96.869 -> the public to know if they have a stroke
99.03 -> they have to call 9-1-1 and seek medical
101.369 -> attention right away okay so we need to
103.17 -> talk about what the warning signs are
104.82 -> though of stroke because is this we see
107.52 -> with cardiac arrest where a patient will
109.77 -> drop kind of immediately stroke has
111.81 -> earlier warning signs that allow you
113.97 -> then to get to the hospital to get these
115.409 -> treatments yes you know there's a
117.149 -> mnemonic called fast so if somebody has
119.31 -> a facial droop or facial weakness so if
122.04 -> balm part of the face is weak or if the
124.29 -> arm on one side is weak or not working
126.659 -> correctly or having difficulty speaking
128.819 -> those are the signs of the stroke and
131.58 -> if any of those happen then you have to
133.56 -> call 9-1-1 and do not delay seeking
136.05 -> medical care and can someone typically
137.94 -> experience something like that over a
140.19 -> couple of days or is it something that
142.17 -> happens and then you know right away
144.6 -> within 30 minutes it's too late yeah so
147.63 -> stroke usually happens all of a sudden
150.39 -> however there are some people who may
151.89 -> have some some of these problems that
154.68 -> come and go and those are warning signs
156.72 -> and they have to really seek medical
158.91 -> attention for that as well now there is
161.13 -> a is there some confusion that typically
166.5 -> when you look at fast as an example the
168.72 -> acronym that some you know wives or
171.45 -> husbands who see this in their partner
172.98 -> that they may just sort of ignore this
174.9 -> as something else
175.95 -> you know I slept wrong on my arm and
177.69 -> that's why it's tingling a numb
179.25 -> that's a good question so one of the
181.53 -> thing about the stroke is it's not
182.58 -> painful so it doesn't have pain and
184.11 -> there's some mimics that presents us
186.15 -> such as stroke so like you said some
187.95 -> people say well I'm just gonna shake it
189.48 -> off and see if that gets better or some
191.37 -> people may have migraine or different
193.08 -> cause of these problem however if you
195.27 -> have any of these signs I think it's
197.85 -> important to seek medical attention
199.08 -> because stroke can happen at any age it
202.32 -> doesn't only have been older patient it
203.82 -> can happen in the younger patient so I
205.32 -> think that it is better to seek medical
208.2 -> attention if you have these signs rather
210.18 -> than wait and see what happens
211.5 -> are there things that you can do to
212.91 -> prevent stroke although we have a Q
216.45 -> therapy for stroke the important thing
218.82 -> is prevention is the key so we know that
222.36 -> for example high blood pressure
223.56 -> cholesterol smoking and poor lifestyles
227.25 -> lead to cardiovascular risks including
229.739 -> stroke so it's very important for people
232.65 -> to pay attention their blood pressure
234.53 -> cholesterol make sure that they are
237.39 -> doing a healthy lifestyle to prevent
239.459 -> stroke from happening
240.39 -> once stroke happens then we can also
243.48 -> treat patients but also afterward we can
246.57 -> prevent it the second stroke from
248.1 -> happening and that's why it's important
249.84 -> if you didn't have a stroke make sure
251.37 -> you focus on your risks that I just
252.81 -> mentioned if you had a stroke make sure
255.09 -> that you're seen by a stroke specialist
257.1 -> or stroke neurologist to make sure that
258.989 -> there are any other causes that may
260.669 -> cause another stroke that can be
261.959 -> prevented dr. Nemeth thank you very much
263.85 -> for being here do
264.78 -> appreciated such important information
266.04 -> to keep our viewers safe and healthy as
268.56 -> well
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdacLgmyiaQ