ischemic stroke

noun

: stroke caused by the narrowing or blockage of a blood vessel supplying the brain

Note: Ischemic stroke is the most common type of stroke. Obstruction of a blood vessel supplying the brain results either from a clot that has traveled in the blood from another part of the body (an embolism) or from a clot that has formed in place (a thrombus).

compare hemorrhagic stroke

Examples of ischemic stroke in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Strehlow said studies have found a range of health threats are more common amid extreme heat, including cardiac arrest, heart attacks and ischemic strokes — those caused by a blockage of blood supply to the brain. —Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2024

Chronic disease Studies have reported low levels of drinking may be protective against some conditions: cognitive impairment, dementia, atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, heart failure, hypertension, or ischemic stroke. —Isabella Cueto and J. Emory Parker, STAT, 27 June 2024

Asian, Black, and Hispanic patients were less likely than white patients to get to the hospital within 4.5 hours of ischemic stroke onset and also less likely to receive those treatments. —Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 23 May 2024

Among all racial and ethnic groups, more people are getting treatments to break up the blood clots that can cause ischemic strokes, from 10% to 15% during 2003 to 2009, to 43% to 46% in 2021. —Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 23 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

ischemic stroke

noun

: stroke caused by the narrowing or blockage of a blood vessel supplying the brain

Note: Ischemic stroke is the most common type of stroke. Obstruction of a blood vessel supplying the brain results either from a clot that has traveled in the blood from another part of the body (embolism) or from a clot that has formed in place (thrombus).

compare hemorrhagic stroke