According to the CDC, every 40 seconds, someone in the United States suffers a stroke. In this episode of Transforming Your Health the experts at Trinity Health Of New England break down the risks for stroke, signs and symptoms everyone should know, and what you can do to prevent a stroke.
Why Every Second Counts: Understanding Strokes
Featured Speaker:
Dimitre Mirtchev, MD
Dimitre K. Mirtchev, M.D., is a neurologist with Trinity Health Of New England Medical Group at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center.
Dr. Mirtchev earned his medical degree from Saint George's School of Medicine in West Indies, Grenada. He then completed his residency at University of Connecticut Medical Center in Farmington, CT, followed by a fellowship at University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, TX.
Dr. Mirtchev’s works mostly in acute ischemic stroke, acute hemorrhagic stroke, vasculitis and vasculopathy, arteriovenous malformations and aneurysms, hypercoagulable syndromes causing neurological issues, arterial dissections involving head and neck, cerebral venous thromboses, status epilepticus, transient ischemic attacks, and symptomatic intracranial atherosclerosis.
Along with English, Dr. Mirtchev is fluent in Bulgarian and a beginner in Spanish.