The Bottom Line: The prehospital management section focuses on limiting delays and recognizes that interhospital transfers of acute stroke patients for higher-level care are increasingly common.

Previously, the guidelines said the drug must be delivered within three hours of the onset of symptoms. The drug, called tissue plasminogen activator, or tPA, breaks down blood clots in the brain, and ...

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) has issued guidelines for the first time on rehabilitation after stroke, calling for intensive, multidisciplinary treatment. The ...

This article describes the clinical and economic impact of ischemic stroke, including the particular burden of recurrent stroke. Thereafter, it reviews the treatment landscape for recurrent stroke, ...

The so-called "Mediterranean diet" has long been recommended as a way to control weight and prevent diabetes. Now, the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association have issued new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Perioperative stroke, a major complication of cardiac and thoracic aortic surgeries, has many possible origins, ...

Powers WJ, Rabinstein AA, Ackerson T, et al; on behalf of the American Heart Association Stroke Council. 2018 guidelines for the early management of patients with acute ischemic stroke: a guideline ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association published a guideline update on early management ...

angio MRI brain 2D/3D/axial slice Here are highlights from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association’s 2021 evidence-based guidelines for preventing another stroke after a first ...