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stroke
stroke volume
stroke volume The volume of blood ejected at each stroke of the heart during
systole. A typical stroke volume for a normal person at rest is 70 ml; this increases to a maximum of 120 ml during strenuous exercise. See
cardiac output.
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Stroke: From recognition by the public to management by emergency medical services
Magazine article from: Prehospital Emergency Care; 1/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT To improve the outcomes of stroke patients, public awareness of stroke must be increased and emergency medical services (EMS) response to stroke calls optimized. Rapid response to stroke is key, as emphasized in the American Stroke...
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`Stroke Matters' Stroke Survey Launched Today.
PR Newswire; 9/27/2004; 700+ words
; ...In the two main types of stroke - ischemic and hemorrhagic...different causes: Ischemic stroke. About 80 percent of all strokes are ischemic, occurring when...There are two types of ischemic stroke: thrombotic and embolic...
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Strokes could be predicted and prevented by new test, says The Stroke Association.
M2 Presswire; 6/21/2005; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-21 June 2005-Stroke Association: Strokes could be predicted and prevented by new test, says The Stroke Association(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:21062005 Strokes could be predicted and prevention...
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Stroke; Overview.
Newspaper article from: NWHRC Health Center - Stroke; 6/15/2005; 700+ words
; ...age 55, your risk of stroke doubles; two-thirds of all strokes occur in people over...in a family history of stroke. African Americans are more likely to have strokes than Caucasians, but after age 55 the stroke mortality rate for Caucasians...
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Stroke: do you know the warning signs? (Includes list of guidelines for prevention)
Newspaper article from: Newsletter-People's Medical Society; 8/1/1998; 700+ words
; ...Center, approximately 731,000 strokes occur annually in the United...S. baby boomers will drive stroke rates even higher. Researchers...estimate 1 million annual strokes by 2050. RELATED ARTICLE: Stroke Prevention Guidelines The National...
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Stroke hotline increases access to specialist care; Hotline part of provincewide strategy to improve stroke diagnosis and treatment.
M2 Presswire; 6/9/2009; 700+ words
; ...TIA is a condition where the stroke symptoms resolve after several...in-10 risk of having a major stroke in the hours or days after the...and treatment can prevent these strokes. 'As a stroke specialist, the TIA hotline allows...
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Stroke is a Medical Emergency' says The Stroke Association.
M2 Presswire; 9/9/2005; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-9 September 2005-Stroke Association: Stroke is a Medical Emergency' says The Stroke Association(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09092005 Lives could be saved and disability reduced if stroke was always treated...
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Stroke In The Spotlight
Newspaper article from: The Jewish Week; 1/27/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...the people who suffer strokes each year. According...American Heart Association, stroke is the No. 3 cause of...Association, risk factors for stroke include: * Increasing...including children, have strokes. But the older you are...greater your risk for stroke. * Gender -- Stroke...
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Strokes common but signs are hard to recognize
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Tribune, The; 1/2/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...Americans suffer from strokes; and, 150,000 of those stroke victims die. According to the National Stroke Association, strokes cost the United States...issue of its journal, Stroke, that winter is prime time for strokes. The AHA study also...
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Stroke awareness campaign to save lives - Stroke Strategy first anniversary marks improvements in stroke services.
M2 Presswire; 12/5/2008; 700+ words
; ...consultant with responsibility for stroke * Formal links with patient...information to patients about stroke * Continuing education programmes...to the management of minor strokes (transient ischaemic attack...offering CT scanning to diagnose stroke using x-rays of the brain...
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Stroke
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence
...attack. In children, strokes can be categorized as: prenatal stroke: occurring before...17.8 for ischemic stroke. More fatal strokes occur in African...geographical area where fatal strokes are more predominant. This stroke belt includes Alabama...
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stroke
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
stroke / strō...received three strokes of the cane...with effortless strokes of its huge wings...sing to keep their stroke. ∎...movement: she strokes blue eyeshadow...2. act as the stroke of (a boat or...
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The Strokes
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
The Strokes Rock group For the Record… Selected...Sources Fabled New York City rock quintet the Strokes garnered critical accolades for their immensely...s something inherently new about the Strokes that has seemingly ushered in a wave of...
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fairy stroke
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
fairy stroke [Ir. poc sídhe ]. Abrupt, seemingly inexplicable...animals were once popularly attributed in many nations to the fairy stroke. Most often the fairy stroke denoted a paralytic seizure; the colloquial English usage of...
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Power Stroke
Book article from: Fly Fishing: The Lifetime Sport
...casts use a shorter casting stroke, but for powerful and long casts use a longer casting stroke. The backcast is made using...of the backcast. The power stroke is a smooth accelerated motion...same problem of weak backhand strokes.
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