Top headline and photo: American Heart Association, 5/1/2017
A third of U.S. adults have had symptoms consistent with a mini-stroke, but nearly no one – only 3 percent – called 911 for help, a survey released Monday shows.
The responses from 2,040 adults in a representative sample showed 35 percent had experienced at least one sign of a mini-stroke, called a transient ischemic attack or TIA. Those who did were more likely to wait, rest or take medicine than to call 911, according to the online survey funded by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
“Ignoring any stroke sign could be a deadly mistake,” ASA Chairman Mitch Elkind, M.D., said in a news release. “Only a formal medical diagnosis with brain imaging can determine whether you’re having a TIA or a stroke.”
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