Cite this: New AHA/ASA Guidelines for Acute Stroke Treatment - Medscape - Jan 31, 2013. Authors and Disclosures. Authors and Disclosures Journalist Susan Jeffrey.

At the 2018 International Stroke Conference in Los Angeles, the AHA/ASA released updated guidelines for the early management of ischemic strokes, which account for 87% of all strokes.

The guidelines, released Wednesday, could completely change the landscape of acute stroke treatment, doctors say — meaning that instead of dying or suffering lifelong disability, one out of ...

Current treatment guidelines, published by the AHA and the European Stroke Initiative (EUSI), recommend individualized treatment for acute elevations of BP in patients with ICH based on underlying ...

Data Suggests New Guidelines in Stroke Care Have Led to Record Numbers of Patients Treated Over 100% more mechanical thrombectomies indicated from 2017 to 2018, according to data from RAPID market ...

Typically medication to treat stroke is administered at a hospital within 4.5 hours after stroke symptoms occur, but a new study suggests that time window can be stretched to nine hours.

The American Stroke Association attributes the higher survival rates due to advances in medical treatment, specifically new guidelines that extend the time frame for life-saving treatment. “ ...

Source:Powers WJ, Derdeyn CP, Biller J, et al. 2015 AHA/ASA focused update of the 2013 guidelines for the early management of patients with acute stroke regarding endovascular treatment: a guideline ...

Guidelines for the early management of patients with acute ischemic stroke: 2019 update to the 2018 guidelines for the early management of acute ischemic stroke: A guideline for healthcare ...

Individuals with acute ischemic stroke are frequently shown to have hyperglycemia when admitted to hospital and elevated levels of blood glucose are associated with a poor prognosis. Tight ...

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has released new guidelines for the acute treatment of ischemic stroke. The guidelines continue to endorse the use of tPA but address ...