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Dallas, Texas - Recovering after a stroke is difficult, even in the best of times. For the 7 million stroke survivors across the U.S., the coronavirus has made a hard time worse. To answer survivors’ most urgent questions, the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, has issued a four-part podcast series with medical experts and stroke survivors.

“Stroke survivors may face an increased risk for complications if they become infected with the COVID-19 virus, and so practicing social distancing is very important,” says Mitch Elkind, M.D., M.S., FAAN, FAHA,  president-elect of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association and a professor of neurology and epidemiology at Columbia University in New York City. “Even before the pandemic, stroke could be an isolating condition. Families impacted by stroke experience the isolation and the changes in routine, differently.”

Currently, four episodes of the podcast, moderated by Emmy Award-winning news anchor and journalist Carey Peña, are available:

Listen to the free podcast series on life after stroke and COVID-19 at stroke.org.