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For a few scary minutes, one side of Kevin Breslin's face went numb, and he couldn't see out of one eye. Ten minutes later, he was back to normal. Breslin had just experienced a transient ischemic attack (TIA), also known as a mini stroke or warning stroke.
An estimated 200,000 Americans experience TIAs each year, and more than one-third will later have full strokes. To reduce the risk of follow-up strokes in such patients, Loyola University Health System has established a new TIA Clinic that offers a multidisciplinary team approach.
The clinic works quickly to evaluate and treat TIA patients who may be in imminent risk of a stroke.
A therapy called cardiac resynchronization can significantly delay the progression of heart failure.
A major international study conducted at Loyola and other centers found that the onset of heart failure symptoms and hospitalization for heart failure can be delayed with therapy that paces the heart.
A device implanted in the upper chest delivers electrical impulses that help synchronize contractions of the left ventricle, the heart's main pumping chamber.
Since receiving cardiac resynchronization, patient Rosemary Jakubowski has been taking kickboxing and swim aerobics classes. "I'm 100 percent better," she said.
