Each year, nearly 800,000 strokes occur in the United States. Strokes can lead to death and long-term disability. The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association released updated ...

The Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) today joined 12 other neurointerventional societies to release new guidelines outlining the criteria for Level 1, 2 and 3 stroke centers that provide ...

More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, which is a leading cause of serious long-term disability. Many of the leading risk factors for stroke are modifiable, making prevention ...

New findings challenge the practice of rapidly lowering blood pressure (BP) in acute ischemic stroke to allow for speedy thrombolysis. The observational cluster study showed that patients treated in ...

The American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association has issued an update to current guidelines for the treatment of stroke, which provides comprehensive recommendations for preventing ...

LOS ANGELES, CA—Yesterday, the recommended treatment window for mechanical thrombectomy in patients with acute ischemic strokes caused by large-vessel occlusions was up to 6 hours. Starting today, ...

Stroke guidelines now include risks that are unique to women. The American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, released new stroke prevention guidelines this week for the ...

Share on Pinterest PIKSEL / Getty ImagesNew guidelines for stroke prevention from the American Stroke Association emphasize the benefits of GLP-1 drugs, a balanced diet, regular physical activity, and ...

LOS ANGELES — New guidelines for the management of acute stroke include selection criteria for patients to receive mechanical endovascular thrombectomy up to 24 hours after their stroke. The ...

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Endovascular therapy (EVT) remained beneficial in late-presenting stroke whether patients met DEFUSE 3 or DAWN imaging criteria, according to an analysis of pooled patient-level data from the AURORA ...