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Local September 5, 2022 | 7:57 am

The Dominican Republic registers 22,000 strokes each year; 4 thousand deaths

In Santo Domingo, at least ten units are needed to treat cerebral events. Up to 9,000 people may have cerebrovascular accidents in the Cibao region. In the Dominican Republic, up to 22,000 cerebrovascular events and 4,000 deaths are registered each year, which is why there is a need to increase the number of specialized intervention units. This was stated by Dr. Cosme González Villamán, endov... Read more