The main signs of stroke and symptoms for contacting a cardiologist

Impaired speech and use of the arms and legs, as well as facial distortion, are the main signs of a stroke.

Shortness of breath during normal activities, swelling of the legs and high blood pressure are symptoms that should prompt you to consult a cardiologist.

MOSCOW, September 29 - RIA Novosti. Impaired speech and the use of arms and legs, as well as facial distortion, are the main signs of a stroke, the chief freelance cardiologist of the Russian Ministry of Health, General Director of the National Medical Research Center of Cardiology named after Academician Chazov, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Sergei Boytsov said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

“With a stroke, speech may be impaired, a distortion of the face is possible, an arm, leg, or both stop working at the same time. In this case, all measures must be taken immediately to call an ambulance and transport the person to the nearest vascular center,” Boytsov said.

He added that shortness of breath during habitual activities, swelling of the legs and high blood pressure are symptoms that should prompt consultation with a cardiologist.