On Episode 43 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the August 2024 issue of Stroke: “Diagnostic Accuracy of Posterior/Anterior Periventricular WMH Ratio to Differentiate CAA From Hypertensive Arteriopathy” and “Statin Overuse in Cerebral Ischemia Without Indications: Systematic Review and Annual US Burden of Adverse Events.” She also interviews Dr. Gang Li about the article “Intensive Ambulance-Delivered Blood-Pressure Reduction in Hyperacute...

On Episode 42 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the July 2024 issue of Stroke: “Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source: A Subgroup Analysis of the CHANCE-2 Trial” and “Risk of Stroke in Women Using Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine Device for Contraception.” She also interviews Dr. Manabu Inoue about his article “Expanding the Treatable Imaging Profile in Patients With Large Ischemic Stroke: Subanalysis From a...

On Episode 41 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the June 2024 issue of Stroke: “Global, Regional, and National Burdens of Stroke in Children and Adolescents From 1990 to 2019: A Population-Based Study” and “Head Injury and Risk of Incident Ischemic Stroke in Community-Dwelling Adults.” She also interviews Dr. Raul Nogueira about his article “Endovascular Versus Medical Management in Distal Medium Vessel Occlusion Stroke: The DUSK Study” and...

On Episode 40 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the May 2024 issue of Stroke: “Incidence and Outcomes of Posterior Circulation Involvement in Moyamoya Disease” and “Glymphatic System Impairment Contributes to the Formation of Brain Edema After Ischemic Stroke.” She also interviews Dr. Susanne van Veluw about her American Heart Association Centennial Collection article on “Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy.” For the episode transcript, visit: ...

On Episode 39 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the April 2024 issue of Stroke: “Intravenous Tirofiban Versus Alteplase Before Endovascular Treatment in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Pooled Analysis of the DEVT and RESCUE BT Trials” and “Radial Versus Femoral Access for Mechanical Thrombectomy in Stroke Patients: A Non-Inferiority Randomized Clinical Trial.” She also interviews Dr. Shadi Yaghi about his article “Antithrombotic Treatment for Stroke...

On Episode 38 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the March 2024 issue of Stroke: “High-Serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Levels Are Associated With Decreased Risk of Poststroke Cognitive Impairment” and “Long-Term Risk of Arterial Thrombosis After Intracerebral Hemorrhage: MUCH-Italy.” She also interviews Drs. Santosh Murthy and Wendy Ziai about their article “Association Between Hematoma Volume and Risk of Subsequent Ischemic Stroke: A...

On Episode 37 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the February 2024 issue of Stroke: “Intravenous Thrombolysis Before Endovascular Treatment in Posterior Circulation Occlusions: A MR CLEAN Registry Study” and “Effect of the Factor XIa Inhibitor Asundexian According to Baseline Infarct Pattern and on MRI Covert Infarct Outcomes.” She also interviews Drs. Brian Hoh and Marc Chimowitz on the Focused Update series of articles in this issue on the...

On Episode 36 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the January 2024 issue of Stroke: “Time Window for Induced Hypertension in Acute Small Vessel Occlusive Stroke With Early Neurological Deterioration” and “Patent Foramen Ovale Management for Secondary Stroke Prevention: State-of-the-Art Appraisal of Current Evidence.” She also interviews Drs. Kelly Flemming and Issam Awad about their articles “Trial Readiness of Cavernous Malformations With...

On Episode 35 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi is joined by Dr. Ashkan Shoamanesh, Associate Professor of Neurology at McMaster University, for the inaugural 2023 Ralph L. Sacco Review of Top Cerebrovascular Research of the Year. In honor of the late Dr. Ralph L. Sacco, former Editor-in-Chief of Stroke, who died in January 2023, Drs. Asdaghi and Shoamanesh review some of the top cerebrovascular science published in any journal or presented at any scientific forum throughout...

On Episode 34 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the November 2023 issue of Stroke: “Identification of Clinically Relevant Brain Endothelial Cell Biomarkers in Plasma” and “Robot-Assisted Transcranial Doppler Versus Transthoracic Echocardiography for Right to Left Shunt Detection.” She also interviews Dr. Thalia Field about her article “Study of Rivaroxaban for Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial Comparing...

On Episode 33 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the October 2023 issue of Stroke: “Spreading Depolarizations Suppress Hematoma Growth in Hyperacute Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Mice” and “Comment on the 2023 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.” She also interviews Dr. Rebecca Gottesman about her article “Cerebral Microbleed Patterns and Cortical Amyloid-β: The ARIC-PET Study.” For the episode...

On Episode 32 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the September 2023 issue of Stroke: “Prestroke and Poststroke Sulfonylurea Exposure and Functional Outcomes: A Post Hoc Analysis of the SHINE Trial” and “Sleep Duration Is Associated With Subclinical Carotid Plaque Burden.” She also interviews Dr. Alexandros Polymeris and Prof. Philippe Lyrer about their article “Tranexamic Acid for Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Patients on Non-Vitamin K Antagonist...

On Episode 31 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the August 2023 issue of Stroke: “Cancer Prediction With Machine Learning of Thrombi From Thrombectomy in Stroke: Multicenter Development and Validation” and “Differences in Stroke Recurrence Risk Between Atrial Fibrillation Detected on ECG and 14-Day Cardiac Monitoring.” She also interviews Dr. Robert Starke about the article “Outcome Evaluation of Repeat Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Cerebral...

On Episode 30 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the July 2023 issue of Stroke: “Temporal Trends and Determinants of Stroke Risk in Patients With Medically Treated Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis” and “Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Lesion Reversal in Older Patients With Stroke Treated With Mechanical Thrombectomy.” She also interviews Drs. Thanh N. Nguyen and Simon Nagel about their article “Endovascular Versus Medical Management of Posterior Cerebral...

On Episode 29 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the June 2023 issue of Stroke: “Prevalence and Procedural Risk of Intracranial Atherosclerotic Stenosis Coexisting With Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm” and “Adolescent Hypertension Is Associated With Stroke in Young Adulthood: A Nationwide Cohort of 1.9 Million Adolescents.” She also interviews Dr. Darren B. Orbach about his article "Transuterine Ultrasound-Guided Fetal Embolization of Vein of...

On Episode 28 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the May 2023 issue of Stroke: “Decreased Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate and Proteinuria and Long-Term Outcomes After Ischemic Stroke: A Longitudinal Observational Cohort Study” and “Stroke Prevention and Treatment in People With Type 2 Diabetes: Is There a Role for GLP-1 (Glucagon-Like Peptide-1) Analogues?” She also interviews Drs. Kanishk Kaushik and Marieke J.H. Wermer about their article...

On Episode 27 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the April 2023 issue of Stroke: “Association Between Hospital-Documented Atrial Fibrillation and Central Retinal Artery Occlusion” and “Early Stroke and Mortality After Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation.” She also interviews Drs. Wenting Zhang and Jun Chen about their article “Poststroke Intravenous Transplantation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells...

On Episode 26 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the March 2023 issue of Stroke: “Tenecteplase Treatment and Thrombus Characteristics Associated With Early Reperfusion” and “Dual Antiplatelet Therapy With Cilostazol for Secondary Prevention in Lacunar Stroke.” She also interviews Dr. Mitchell Elkind about the life and the legacy of Dr. Ralph L. Sacco, Stroke’s Editor-in-Chief, who died January 17, 2023. For the episode transcript, visit: ...

On Episode 25 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the February 2023 issue of Stroke: “Early Antiplatelet Resumption and the Risks of Major Bleeding After Intracerebral Hemorrhage” and “Using Noncontrast Computed Tomography to Improve Prediction of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Expansion.” She also interviews Dr. Lauren H. Sansing about her article “Role of Inflammatory Processes in Hemorrhagic Stroke.” For the episode transcript, visit: ...

On Episode 24 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the January 2023 issue of Stroke: “Covert Brain Infarction as a Risk Factor for Stroke Recurrence in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation” and “Subarachnoid Hemorrhage During Pregnancy and Puerperium.” She also interviews Dr. Georgios Tsivgoulis about his article “Clinical, Neuroimaging, and Genetic Markers in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy-Related Inflammation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” ...

On Episode 23 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the December 2022 issue of Stroke: “Direct, Indirect, and Combined Extracranial-to-Intracranial Bypass for Adult Moyamoya Disease” and “Contemporary Incidence and Burden of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis in Children of the United States.” She also interviews Drs. Koji Tanaka and Andrew Demchuk about article “Significance of Baseline Ischemic Core Volume on Stroke Outcome After EVT in Patients Age...

On Episode 22 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the November 2022 issue of Stroke: “Estimating Perfusion Deficits in Acute Stroke Patients Without Perfusion Imaging” and “Five-Year Results of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting With or Without Carotid Endarterectomy in Patients With Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis.” She also interviews Dr. George Ntaios about his article “Incidence of Stroke in Randomized Trials of COVID-19 Therapeutics.” Dr....

On Episode 21 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the October 2022 issue of Stroke: “Oral Contraceptives, Hormone Replacement Therapy, and Stroke Risk” and “Effectiveness and Safety of Antithrombotic Medication in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Intracranial Hemorrhage.” She also interviews Dr. Shadi Yaghi about his article “Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Vitamin K Antagonists in Cerebral Venous Thrombosis.” Dr. Negar Asdaghi:        ...

On Episode 20 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the September 2022 issue of Stroke: “Transdural Revascularization by Multiple Burrhole After Erythropoietin in Stroke Patients With Cerebral Hypoperfusion” and “Silent Infarcts, White Matter Integrity, and Oxygen Metabolic Stress in Young Adults With and Without Sickle Cell Trait.” She also interviews Dr. Timo Uphaus about his article “Revacept, an Inhibitor of Platelet Adhesion in Symptomatic...