Stroke Alert

On Episode 65 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the June 2026 issue of Stroke : " AI-Derived LA Volume Index, LA/RA and LA/LV Volume Ratios From Coronary Artery Calcium Scans Predict Long-Term Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke " and " Prevalence and Association of Atherosclerosis to Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation on Anticoagulation...

On Episode 64 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the May 2026 issue of Stroke : " Nanoplastics and Microplastics and Their Link to Increasing Stroke Risk " and " Increased Risk of Ischemic Events in Patients With Stroke Treated With Clopidogrel and a P-CAB or PPI ." She also interviews Dr. James Grotta on the article " Glenzocimab Efficacy and Safety A...

On Episode 63 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights articles from the April 2026 issue of Stroke , including " Integrating GFAP Testing With Clinical Scores for Prehospital Large Vessel Occlusion Detection in Patients With Acute Stroke (DETECT LVO) ." She also interviews Dr. Aravind Ganesh on the article " Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy Imaging Markers, Radiological Boston Cr...

On Episode 62 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the March 2026 issue of Stroke : " Efficacy of Wearable Exoskeleton for Gait Recovery in Patients With Stroke: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial " and " Switching From Aspirin Monotherapy After Noncardioembolic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis ." She also interviews Dr. Ángel...

On Episode 61 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the February 2026 issue of Stroke : " Statin Use Is Not Associated With Reduced Cardio- and Cerebrovascular Hospitalizations in Older Adults With Dementia " and " Management Strategies for Early Neurological Deterioration in Noncardioembolic Ischemic Stroke ." She also interviews Dr. Ashkan Shoamanesh ab...

On Episode 60 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the January 2026 issue of Stroke : " Impaired Perfusion and Early Ischemic Stroke Recurrence in Symptomatic Intracranial Atherosclerosis: BIORISK ICAS Study " and " Systematic Genetic Assessment in Young Patients With Cryptogenic Stroke: The ES-EASY project ." She also interviews Dr. Fabiano Cavalcante a...

On Episode 59 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi is joined by Dr. Eva Mistry, Stroke Associate Editor and Vice Chair of Research and Divisional Director of Vascular Neurology at the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Cincinnati, for the 2025 Ralph Sacco Review of Top Cerebrovascular Research. In honor of the late Dr. Ralph L. Sacco, former Edi...

On Episode 58 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the November 2025 issue of Stroke : " Fingolimod as a Potential Cerebroprotectant Results From the Stroke Preclinical Assessment Network " and " Apixaban and Recurrent Stroke Risk With Left Ventricular Dysfunction: A Secondary Analysis of the ARCADIA Trial ." She also interviews Drs. Aaron Rodriguez-Cali...

On Episode 57 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the October 2025 issue of Stroke : " Oxygen Extraction Fraction on Baseline MRI Predicts Infarction Growth in Successfully Reperfused Patients " and " Tadalafil Treatment in Patients With Cerebral Small Vessel Disease: The ETLAS-2 Randomized Clinical Trial ." She also interviews Dr. Thomas Meinel on the...

On Episode 56 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the September 2025 issue of Stroke : " Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Risk of Nontraumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes " and " White Matter Hyperintensity Multispot Pattern Lesions and Cerebrovascular Amyloid Burden in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy ." She also i...

On Episode 55 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the August 2025 issue of Stroke : " Anticoagulation Timing in Acute Stroke With Atrial Fibrillation According to Chronic Kidney Disease: The OPTIMAS Trial " and " Risk of Intracranial Hemorrhage With Apixaban Versus Aspirin Therapy: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials ." She also interviews D...

On Episode 54 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the July 2025 issue of Stroke : " Association of the Timing and Type of Acute Symptomatic Seizures With Poststroke Epilepsy and Mortality " and " Effect of Argatroban Plus Dual Antiplatelet in Branch Atherosclerosis Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial ." She also interviews Dr. Amrou Sarraj about the ar...

On Episode 53 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the June 2025 issue of Stroke : " Effects of Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering on Brain Swelling in Thrombolyzed Acute Ischemic Stroke: The ENCHANTED Results " and " Association of Ischemic Core Hypodensity With Thrombectomy Treatment Effect in Large Core Stroke: A Secondary Analysis of the SELECT2 Rando...

On Episode 52 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the May 2025 issue of Stroke : " Assessing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Childhood Arterial Ischemic Stroke: An Unanticipated Natural Experiment " and " Low Hemoglobin Causes Hematoma Expansion and Poor Intracerebral Hemorrhage Outcomes ." She also interviews Dr. David Fiorella about the MIND tr...

On Episode 51 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the April 2025 issue of Stroke : " Clinical Severity and Outcomes in Large Infarcts With Endovascular Therapy: A Post Hoc Analysis of the ANGEL-ASPECT Trial " and " Association Between Thrombus Composition and Etiology in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Treated by Thrombectomy ." She also interviews...

On Episode 50 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the March 2025 issue of Stroke : " Impact of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage on Human Glymphatic Function: A Time-Evolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study " and " Thrombolysis for Ischemic Stroke Beyond the 4.5-Hour Window: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials ." She also interviews Drs. Mayank Goyal...

On Episode 49 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the February 2025 issue of Stroke : " Safety of Adjunctive Intraarterial Tenecteplase Following Mechanical Thrombectomy: The ALLY Pilot Trial " and " Large-Scale Plasma Proteomics Profiles for Predicting Ischemic Stroke Risk in the General Population ." She also interviews Drs. Tao Wang and Yan Ma about...

On Episode 48 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the January 2025 issue of Stroke : " Hypoglycemic Events May Trigger Acute Ischemic Stroke Within 30 Days in Those With Diabetes: A Case-Crossover Study " and " Efficacy and Safety of a Dedicated Device for Cerebral Venous Thrombectomy: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial ." She also interviews Drs. Johann...

On Episode 47 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi is joined by Dr. Ashutosh Jadhav, Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute, for the 2024 Ralph Sacco Review of Top Cerebrovascular Research. In honor of the late Dr. Ralph L. Sacco, former Editor-in-Chief of Stroke , who died in January 2023, Drs. Asdaghi and Jadhav review some of the top cerebrov...

On Episode 46 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the November 2024 issue of Stroke : " Cerebrovascular Events in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Review " and " Oxygen Extraction Fraction Mapping on Admission Magnetic Resonance Imaging May Predict Recovery of Hyperacute Ischemic Brain Lesions After Successful Thrombectomy:...

On Episode 45 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the October 2024 issue of Stroke : " Cigarette Smoking and Observed Growth of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis " and " Clinical and Prognostic Characteristics of Acute BAD–Related Stroke: A Multicenter MRI–Based Prospective Study ." She also interviews D...

On Episode 44 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the September 2024 issue of Stroke : " Stroke Risk After Emergency Department Treat-and-Release Visit for a Fall " and " Higher Risk of Mental Illness in Patients with Diagnosed and Untreated, Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm: Findings from a Nationwide Cohort Study."   She also interviews Dr. Yutong Che...

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....

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...

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 " End...