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Cryptogenic Stroke

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

In Ischaemic strokes, there is some sort of blockage either in the major vessels that take the blood (this is called large vessel atherosclerosis) to the brain or even in the smaller vessels (called small vessel occlusion). All patients should have a 12 lead ECG and be put on a 24 hour heart monitor whilst in hospital.

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The three things that can go wrong with the heart

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

If the heart looks strong at rest and gets even better at peak exercise then this indicates that the heart as a pump is strong. 2) The second thing that can go wrong with the heart is actually with the blood vessels that supply blood to the heart. The plaques can damage us in 2 ways.

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