Stroke Alert

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 Editor-in-Chief of Stroke, who died in January 2023, Drs. Asdaghi and Mistry review some of the top cerebrovascular science published in any journal or presented at any scientific forum throughout the past year. For the episode transcript, visit: https://www.ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/podcast.20251216.704704

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-Calienes and Santiago Ortega-Gutierrez about their article "Endovascular Thrombectomy Versus Best Medical Therapy for Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke Beyond 24 Hours: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis." For the episode transcript, visit: https://www.ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/podcast.20251114.13070

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 article "Intravenous Thrombolysis in Patients With Recent Intake of Direct Oral Anticoagulants: A Target Trial Analysis and Comparison With Reversal Agent Use." For the episode transcript, visit: https://www.ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/podcast.20251008.578434

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 interviews Dr. Cora Nijboer and Prof. Manon Benders on their article "Perinatal Arterial Stroke Treated With Stromal Cells Intranasally: 2-Year Safety and Neurodevelopment." For the episode transcript, visit: https://www.ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/podcast.20250910.502300

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 Dr. Stephen Ryan and Prof. Anne Aamodt about the Tenecteplase in Central Retinal Artery Occlusion Study (TenCRAOS), presented in May at the European Stroke Organisation Conference. For the episode transcript, visit: https://www.ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/podcast.20250815.784085