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 Dr. Roland Veltkamp about the PRESTIGE-AF trial, presented in February at the International Stroke Conference. For the episode transcript, visit: https://www.ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/podcast.20250414.579089
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Stroke Alert March 2025
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 and Michael Hill about the ESCAPE-MeVO trial, presented in February at the International Stroke Conference. For the episode transcript, visit: https://www.ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/podcast.20250314.838310
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Stroke Alert February 2025
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 their article “Determining the Optimal Age for Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery: A Post Hoc Analysis of the CMOSS Randomized Trial.” For the episode transcript, visit: https://www.ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/podcast.20250212.411369
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Stroke Alert January 2025
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. Johanna Ospel and Umberto Pensato about their article “Cerebral Infarct Growth: Pathophysiology, Pragmatic Assessment, and Clinical Implications.” For the episode transcript, visit: https://www.ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/podcast.20250113.68216
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Stroke Alert December 2024
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 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.20241213.415139
Stroke has launched a monthly podcast, Stroke Alert. Hosted by Dr. Negar Asdaghi, each episode begins by posing key takeaway questions from featured articles in the current issue of Stroke. This is followed by a brief summary and analysis of these articles, as well as an interview with the author of one of these featured articles or with one of the Stroke editors.
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