Acute Ischemic Stroke

Podcasts

Neal S. Parikh, MD, on Smoking Rates Among Survivors of Acute Ischemic Stroke

10/01/2020

In this podcast, Dr Parikh discusses the findings of his recent study, which indicated that, smoking rates have not decreased over the past 2 decades among survivors of acute ischemic stroke, unlike the general population. He also reviews...

In this podcast, Dr Parikh...

10/01/2020

Neurology

Podcasts

Shumei Man, MD, PhD, on Shortening Door-to-Needle Times in Acute Ischemic Stroke

08/11/2020

In this podcast, Dr Man discusses the findings from her recent study, which indicated that shorter thrombolytic door-to-needle times were associated with lower all-cause readmission and lower all-cause mortality at 1 year among Medicare...

In this podcast, Dr Man...

08/11/2020

Neurology

News

Acute Ischemic Stroke: Shorter Thrombolytic Door-to-Needle Time Tied to Better 1-Year Outcomes

06/03/2020

Researchers investigated whether shorter door-to-needle times were associated with improved long-term outcomes among more than 61,000 Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years or older who were treated for acute ischemic stroke.

Researchers investigated whether...

06/03/2020

Neurology

News

5 Questions on the Optimization of Patient Selection for Endovascular Therapy in AIS

04/07/2020

Neurology Consultant spoke with the SELECT trial national principal investigator and lead author Amrou Sarraj, MD, whose trial shed light on how the use of imaging modalities can be optimized following the onset of acute ischemic stroke in...

Neurology Consultant spoke with...

04/07/2020

Neurology

Review

Intracranial Stent-assisted Revascularization for Acute Ischemic Stroke

11/07/2009

Hopkins, Levy, Siddiqui, Karmon, Natarajan

Hopkins, Levy, Siddiqui, Karmon, Nata...

In this article, we provide a snapshot of the strengths and limitations of current FDA-approved stroke therapies and discuss the rationale, technique, outcomes, limitations, and future of stent-assisted recanalization.

In this article, we provide a...

11/07/2009

Vascular Disease Management