Mount Sinai nurses provided valuable information on blood pressure maintenance and stroke prevention.
During National High Blood Pressure Education Month and American Stroke Month in May, Mount Sinai Heart, the Cerebrovascular Center, and the Department of Neurology sponsored an awareness event in the Guggenheim Pavilion. Attendees had their blood pressure screened, walked through an oversized, inflatable heart and brain, and received the latest information about stroke prevention and treatments.
“Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability in the United States. By controlling blood pressure and diabetes, and not smoking, many strokes can be avoided,” says J Mocco, MD, MS, Professor and Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Neurosurgery, and Director of the Cerebrovascular Center, The Mount Sinai Hospital. “The past few years have seen tremendous advances in the treatment of strokes. It is important that patients know the warning signs and get to a doctor right away.”