Dr. Haitham Hussein

I have a patient, a friend of mine, who our relationship started when he was a patient. And I'm sure he will listen to the podcast and smile happily. you know, remembering what happened between us. So is an African-American man, professional, well-to-do, came to one of our hospitals with stroke symptoms. Fortunately, the stroke symptoms subsided very quickly.

I have a patient, a friend of mine, who our relationship started when he was a patient. And I'm sure he will listen to the podcast and smile happily. you know, remembering what happened between us. So is an African-American man, professional, well-to-do, came to one of our hospitals with stroke symptoms. Fortunately, the stroke symptoms subsided very quickly.

And he was admitted to the hospital and he had an MRI, which did show that there was a stroke, which is an important thing. Sometimes stroke symptoms would go away within a day, But when we get an MRI, we see evidence of damage to the brain, a small stroke. They were just lucky that they recovered quickly from it.

And he was admitted to the hospital and he had an MRI, which did show that there was a stroke, which is an important thing. Sometimes stroke symptoms would go away within a day, But when we get an MRI, we see evidence of damage to the brain, a small stroke. They were just lucky that they recovered quickly from it.

And that is actually of a higher risk of having another stroke than someone with transient symptoms and we get an MRI and we don't see a stroke. But we also saw that he has severe blockage of one of the big arteries inside the head. The blockage is caused by a condition called hardening of the arteries or atherosclerosis and 70% blocked artery.

And that is actually of a higher risk of having another stroke than someone with transient symptoms and we get an MRI and we don't see a stroke. But we also saw that he has severe blockage of one of the big arteries inside the head. The blockage is caused by a condition called hardening of the arteries or atherosclerosis and 70% blocked artery.

And so this is a situation where the risk of stroke is even highest. People with this condition have something like 8 or 9% risk of recurrence in the first 30 days and 23% risk of recurrence in a year. That is just terribly high compared to other types of stroke. And so our stroke team wanted to meet with him and talk to him about this.

And so this is a situation where the risk of stroke is even highest. People with this condition have something like 8 or 9% risk of recurrence in the first 30 days and 23% risk of recurrence in a year. That is just terribly high compared to other types of stroke. And so our stroke team wanted to meet with him and talk to him about this.

And because of a glitch, there are two teams that are in charge of the patient. There's a hospitalist, kind of the primary, and then there is a consulting team, neurology. And the patient was discharged before we went to see him. We'd given recommendations for the hospitalist over the phone.

And because of a glitch, there are two teams that are in charge of the patient. There's a hospitalist, kind of the primary, and then there is a consulting team, neurology. And the patient was discharged before we went to see him. We'd given recommendations for the hospitalist over the phone.

And then when we realized that he left before we saw him, we felt so bad because we really wanted to show the pictures and explain the seriousness of the situation and all of that. So we called him. It was not me on call, on service, one of my colleagues. So he called that patient. And he got upset and he refused to come back.

And then when we realized that he left before we saw him, we felt so bad because we really wanted to show the pictures and explain the seriousness of the situation and all of that. So we called him. It was not me on call, on service, one of my colleagues. So he called that patient. And he got upset and he refused to come back.

And then he told me later that I was thinking in my mind, oh, they let me go because I'm black. They didn't care. I had a 70% blocked artery and they just let me go. And now they're calling me to tell me to come back. I'm not coming back. And I brought him to the clinic a day later or something. And we sat down and we talked.

And then he told me later that I was thinking in my mind, oh, they let me go because I'm black. They didn't care. I had a 70% blocked artery and they just let me go. And now they're calling me to tell me to come back. I'm not coming back. And I brought him to the clinic a day later or something. And we sat down and we talked.

And I think the fact that I'm brown and my last name is Hussein made him more receptive and explained the situation. And he and I became good friends. And now he and I want to go and give talks to the African-American community, to share his experience and explain, because he was doing everything right. He had a primary doctor, but the quality of that care wasn't good.

And I think the fact that I'm brown and my last name is Hussein made him more receptive and explained the situation. And he and I became good friends. And now he and I want to go and give talks to the African-American community, to share his experience and explain, because he was doing everything right. He had a primary doctor, but the quality of that care wasn't good.

His blood pressure was borderline high. It was not treated. He had pre-diabetes. He had, you know, all these things that, you know, Had he, who knows, but we really- He was lucky. He was lucky.

His blood pressure was borderline high. It was not treated. He had pre-diabetes. He had, you know, all these things that, you know, Had he, who knows, but we really- He was lucky. He was lucky.

Yeah, yeah. But then he told me and he explained that issue of trust that I was aware of, but hearing it from the person, who is living that environment, that life, and hearing what he was thinking. And then we asked him to give us lectures here at the Department of Neurology at the University of Minnesota. So he came and he talked to us and our trainees. He told us,

Yeah, yeah. But then he told me and he explained that issue of trust that I was aware of, but hearing it from the person, who is living that environment, that life, and hearing what he was thinking. And then we asked him to give us lectures here at the Department of Neurology at the University of Minnesota. So he came and he talked to us and our trainees. He told us,