AHA/ASA volunteer expert Philip B. Gorelick, M.D., offers perspective (via Skype) on ISC 19 abstract 189 and abstract WMP49. He is professor, Translational Science and Molecular Medicine, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Mercy Health Hauenstein Neurosciences, Grand Rapids, Michigan. copyright American Heart Association "The association occurred within 15 days. That's important for people to know because if they get the flu, they wanna be on the lookout for symptoms of stroke, especially early on after the flu. Although the association occurred significantly in the first two weeks of having the flu, the risk of having a stroke remained elevated for about another 365 days, so for a full year."