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 Randomized Controlled Trial.” She also interviews Drs. Samantha Rivet and Felix Ng about their article “Persistent Tissue-Level Hypoperfusion (No-Reflow) Negates the Clinical Benefit of Successful Thrombectomy.” For the episode transcript, visit: https://www.ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/podcast.20250611.774006
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Stroke Alert May 2025
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 trial, presented in February at the International Stroke Conference. For the episode transcript, visit: https://www.ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/podcast.20250508.399500
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Stroke Alert April 2025
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
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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