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| Hidden Stroke Threat Exposed | | Dear e-Alert Reader,
You may feel fine now…
But strokes don’t always play fair. Many strike without warning, leaving no obvious symptoms until it’s too late. Even worse, in thousands of cases each year, doctors can’t figure out why they happen in the first place.
They call them “cryptogenic strokes”—a vague, frustrating label that really just means: we don’t know where the clot came from.
And that’s a big problem. Because if you don’t know what caused the stroke, how can you stop the next one?
Well, a groundbreaking new study out of Canada may finally change that…
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Researchers at the London Health Sciences Centre and Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine have uncovered a smarter, faster way to solve the stroke mystery—without reaching for yet another prescription pad.
They found that simply extending a routine CT scan to include the heart and aorta (the body's main blood vessel) dramatically increases the chances of finding the blood clot that triggered the stroke.
In fact, this new scan method boosted clot detection by 600%.
Let that sink in.
These are the clots that traditional scans miss—meaning many patients were being sent home with no answers, no plan, and no way to prevent it from happening again.
As Dr. Rodrigo Bagur, one of the study’s lead researchers, put it: “If we didn’t extend the CT scan, many of these blood clots would never have been found.”
The research, published in The Lancet Neurology, involved 465 patients admitted with a stroke or mini-stroke (also called a transient ischemic attack, or TIA). By scanning both the brain and heart within minutes of their arrival, doctors were able to catch hidden clots that would have otherwise been missed entirely.
Even better? The extended scan didn’t slow down care. It added no delay to emergency imaging.
No drugs. No surgeries. Just smarter scanning.
This matters—a lot.
Because standard stroke care often jumps straight to drugs like anticoagulants or blood pressure medications… without ever answering the critical question: what caused the clot in the first place?
And that’s dangerous. Treating the symptom without finding the source is like patching a tire without fixing the nail stuck in it.
Worse still, this is exactly the kind of blind spot Big Pharma loves. Vague diagnosis? Confusing symptoms? That’s a goldmine for endless prescriptions.
But the truth is, better diagnostics—not better drugs—are what save lives.
This study proves that. By using the tools we already have (a CT scanner), just a little differently, doctors can give patients real answers. And with real answers comes real prevention.
So what should YOU do?
If you—or someone you love—has ever had a stroke or TIA, don’t settle for shrugs or guesswork.
Ask questions. What kind of scan did they use? Did it include the heart and aorta? Have they checked for hidden clots that might still be lurking?
You deserve clarity. And now, there’s a fast, drug-free way to get it.
Here at e-Alert, we’ve long believed that understanding the root cause of disease is more powerful than masking it with medication. This new breakthrough proves we’re on the right path.
To root causes,
Rachel Mace
Managing Editorial Director, e-Alert
with contributions from the research team
P.S. The three risk factors behind the most devastating strokes.
Sources:
London. (2025, June 11). Clinical trial significantly improves detection of hidden blood clots in stroke patients. Medicalxpress.com; Medical Xpress. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-06-clinical-trial-significantly-hidden-blood.html
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