CMC Cardiac Medicine Certification

Answer- C - The false statement about stroke is “Embolic stroke occurs when a blood clot forms in arteries supplying the brain”. Ischemic strokes include thrombotic strokes, which occur when a blood clot forms in arteries supplying the brain, and embolic stroke, which occurs when a blood clot (or other embolus, like a cholesterol plaque) formed in the cardiovascular system dislodges and blocks more distal arteries. Hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel ruptures and leaks into the brain.