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Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City launches new interventional neuroradiology service to treat stroke
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heikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), one of the UAE’s largest hospitals and a joint venture partnership between Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) and Mayo Clinic, established a new state-of-the-art Biplane Angio Suite for the diagnosis and treatment of ischemic strokes. The brand new service is under the Division of Interventional Neuroradiology which is part of the Clinical Imaging department. The Interventional Neuroradiologists work closely with the recently launched Stroke Unit. This new service will cover a large geographical area of the emirate of Abu Dhabi and will provide an essential life-saving procedure which will significantly reduce the long-term or permanent adverse effects of stroke.
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Every year, 8,000 to 10,000 patients suffer a stroke in the UAE , leaving many with a longterm disability. Ischemic stroke, which occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery leading to the brain, causes the blood to stop flowing to the brain. For every minute that the blood supply to the brain is stopped, two million brain cells die, resulting in potential brain damage. Access to stroke care as quickly as possible does not only mean getting the patient to the right hospital in time, but also reducing the time between diagnosis and treatment. A mechanical thrombectomy is a minimally invasive procedure, which has become a common first line of treatment for patients with ischemic strokes . During the procedure, the blood clot is removed under image
SSMC BRINGS IN LATEST TECHNOLOGY TO HELP PROVIDE BETTER, FASTER TREATMENT FOR EMERGENCY STROKE AND CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE PATIENTS IN ABU DHABI.
