Female stroke victims less likely to receive specialized imaging than men

Hospitalized women with ischemic stroke are less likely than men to be evaluated by stroke specialists and receive specialized imaging scans and other diagnostic testing in hospitals, according to research being presenting at this year's American Stroke Association International Stroke Conference in Honolulu, as detailed in an American Heart Association press release. Roughly 140,000 Americans die from stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Acc...

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