Stroke Check 2002 Provides Screening and Information about Stroke

Thursday, May 16, 2002

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 16, 2002 – Mayo Clinic Hospital in northeast Phoenix is one of the hospitals in the greater Phoenix area participating in the Stroke Check 2002 screening/informational program about stroke risk factors and warning signs. Stroke Check is a national program developed by Operation Stroke, the American Stroke Association and the American Society of Neuroradiology.

This drop-in program at Mayo Clinic Hospital will take place Thursday, May 23, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the main lobby. Mayo Clinic Hospital is located at 5777 E. Mayo Boulevard in northeast Phoenix. Stroke Check is a drop-in program designed to help identify an individual's risk for stroke. The program includes a stroke risk questionnaire, blood pressure and heart rate check, a video on stroke prevention, educational materials, and a brief review the stroke risk questionnaire results with a neurologist. Stroke is America's number three killer and its number one cause of admissions to long term care. Every 53 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke and of the 600,000 people who will suffer a stroke, almost 160,000 of them will die. Yet, in an American Stroke Association survey of Maricopa County residents conducted in 1999, 42% of those surveyed were not aware of any stroke symptoms and 32% of those polled felt there was nothing that could be done to reduce the risk of stroke. For more information, contact Nadine Lendzion, R.N., clinical nurse specialist at Mayo Clinic Hospital, 480-342-1334.

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