Differences in various efficiency metrics were modest, but “minutes matter in stroke,” Shyam Prabhakaran says.

For patients with acute stroke and a large infarct, thrombectomy plus medical care results in better functional outcomes and lower mortality, according to a study published in the May 9 issue of the ...

Prehospital pulse-dose glucocorticoid treatment in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) does not reduce the final infarct size at 3 months but may improve acute outcomes ...

Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is increasingly used in the treatment of infarct-related cardiogenic shock despite a lack of evidence regarding its effect on mortality. In this multicenter trial, ...

MUNICH — Giving intensive statin therapy to patients with acute mild ischemic stroke or with high-risk for transient ischemic attack (TIA) immediately after onset significantly reduces the risk for a ...

Published in January 2026, the AHA-ASA's acute ischemic stroke care guidelines replace those previously issued in 2018.

The use of thrombectomy in patients with acute stroke and a large infarct of unrestricted size has not been well studied. We assigned, in a 1:1 ratio, patients with proximal cerebral vessel occlusion ...

Given the size of the stroke depicted in Figure 1 (greater than one third of the hemisphere), thrombolytic therapy would be contraindicated for this patient. Indications of a hemorrhagic stroke ...

In patients with acute stroke and a large infarct of unrestricted size, thrombectomy and medical care led to better functional outcomes and lower mortality compared with medical care alone, the ...