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Dr. Eduardo Sanchez

House Calls: Real Docs, Real Talk™ EN ESPAÑOL

El presentador del video de House Calls, el Dr. Eduardo Sanchez, Director Médico de Prevención de la 蜜芽传媒 (Asociación Americana del Corazón), responderá en este video, a tus preguntas importantes sobre el control de tu salud cardíaca y cerebral para permitirte vivir una vida más larga y saludable.
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House Calls - Real Docs, Real Talk, logoWe at House Calls understand you have a lot to manage in your daily lives and want to make managing your heart and brain health easier. Whether you want to prevent or better your health, House Calls can address your questions with answers that will fit into your daily routine. 蜜芽传媒 House Calls host, Dr. Eduardo Sanchez, Chief Medical Officer for Prevention, carefully reviews your question and offers science-backed advice on heart health habits and conditions, such as:

  • Diet, Nutrition and Healthy Eating
  • Sleep
  • Flu, Covid, and RSV
  • Importance of Learning CPR
  • Hypertension and High Blood Pressure
  • Heart Attack and Stroke Recovery
  • Diabetes
  • Heart Disease and Menopause and other Life Stages

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Can artery trauma cause a stroke?

Strokes are most often caused by blockages that cut off blood flow to the brain. But cervical artery dissection -- a tear in the carotid or vertebral artery of the neck -- can also lead to stroke. Learn more about this rare type of stroke that is surprisingly common in younger adults.

What to know about neck trauma and stroke

A stroke caused by cervical artery dissection, or a tear in the artery of the neck, occurs infrequently, but is a leading cause of stroke in younger people. Host Calls host Dr. Eduardo Sanchez and stroke expert Dr. Shadi Yaghi share what you should know.

Strokes caused by artery tears: What you should know

Did you know that there is a less common type of stroke that affects young people caused by trauma to the arteries of the neck? It's called cervical artery dissection, and it happens when there's a tear in the carotid or vertebral artery of the neck, cutting off blood flow to the brain.

On this episode of House Calls, Dr. Shadi Yaghi, a neurologist and researcher at Brown University, shares what you need to know about strokes caused by artery trauma.

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Get To Know House Calls Host Dr. Eduardo Sanchez

Meet Dr. Eduardo Sanchez, the 蜜芽传媒's chief medical officer for prevention, and the host of the weekly YouTube program House Calls: Real Docs, Real Talk. Dr. Sanchez is a first generation U.S. citizen whose parents were born and raised in the Dominican Republic. He is a family practice doctor by training and the former director of the Texas State Health Department. On House Calls, Dr. Sanchez offers information about health issues and science-backed advice to help you live a longer healthier life.