CONWAY, SC (WMBF) – Health Officials in South Carolina ask residents to be mindful of stroke risks in the state.
South Carolina sits in the middle of the “Stroke Belt,” a term health officials use for the southeastern United States where rates of stroke risk factors are the highest in the country.
Conway Medical Center’s emergency department sees roughly 600 to 700 stroke patients each year.
What is the Stroke Belt, and why is South Carolina the ‘buckle’?
The Stroke Belt is an informal term for the Southeast, according to Dr. Paul Richardson, chief medical officer at Conway Medical Center…