Tag: stroke care
New research indicates sustained improvement in US stroke care over 20-year...
New research, published this month in the journal Stroke, has demonstrated the key role quality improvement programmes play in ensuring hospitals can adequately tackle the...
World Stroke Day 2024: UN General Assembly event emphasises need to...
Today, on World Stroke Day (29 October), here is a timely reminder that stroke is the second leading cause of death globally. Despite the...
Siemens Healthineers to co-lead EU UMBRELLA project aimed at improving stroke management
Siemens Healthineers has announced today that it will be joining forces with more than 20 industry and public partners—including seven leading stroke hospitals—to improve...
London-based hospital becomes first in Europe to use Emboguard balloon guide...
The Royal London Hospital (London, UK) has become the first in Europe to use an innovative balloon guide catheter (BGC) called Emboguard (Johnson &...
Philips and WSO publish policy paper calling for “revolution in stroke...
Royal Philips and the World Stroke Organization (WSO) have published a joint policy paper calling for a “revolution in stroke care” to make a real difference to the lives...
RapidAI and Alaska Stroke Coalition partner to overcome distance and other...
RapidAI and the Alaska Stroke Coalition (ASC) have announced their partnership on the ‘Rapid AK’ project—a three-year initiative focused on advancing health equity for...
Brainomix announces presentation of US data validating AI technology in stroke...
Brainomix has announced new data from studies that were presented this week at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) annual meeting (22–26 July, Colorado...
Non-English-speaking stroke patients less likely to reach hospital via ambulance or...
Non-English-speaking patients are less likely to arrive by ambulance when experiencing stroke symptoms, and also less likely to receive a mechanical thrombectomy procedure, according...
Imperative announces US FDA clearance and initial cases with “first” stroke-specific...
Imperative Care has announced US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of its Zoom 6Fr insert catheters, the company’s latest innovation in elevating...
Varied tenecteplase data may provide clarity on the drug’s exact role...
This year’s European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC; 15–17 May, Basel, Switzerland) saw a plethora of data on intravenous tenecteplase—from studies spanning Australia, Canada, China,...
Thrombectomy shows long-term benefit in large-infarct stroke patients diagnosed via ‘pragmatic’...
The TENSION trial, conducted across 41 hospitals in Europe and Canada, has unveiled new insights into the long-term efficacy of endovascular mechanical thrombectomy in...
Research, training and industry all key to better thrombectomy care in...
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Late last year, on 24 November, a decade’s work from a passionate group of physicians bore fruit, with the...
Canadian hospital uses “world’s smallest camera” to see inside stroke patient’s...
Physicians at The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) in Ottawa, Canada recently became the first in the world to use a new stroke technology, the MicroAngioscope...
Phil White
Phil White’s career as a physician and researcher has seen him play a role in numerous major stroke trials, and serve as an educator...
Ischaemic stroke—we are all vulnerable
Conrad Yiu, a pioneer and visionary in interventional ischaemic stroke therapy, passed away in the final weeks of 2023, succumbing to the very disease for...
MRI-equipped ambulances could help speed up acute stroke diagnoses and treatments
Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have partnered with US emergency medical services (EMS) to pilot test the first magnetic resonance...
Philips enrols 100th patient in WE-TRUST study of direct-to-angio-suite approach
Philips has announced that, on 29 November 2023, the WE-TRUST study enrolled its 100th patient, marking what the company describes as an “important milestone”...
Brainomix targets US expansion following launch of 360 platform at SVIN...
Brainomix has heralded its continued US expansion with the launch of a full suite of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared modules in its...
Patients in lower socioeconomic status areas less likely to receive acute...
People who live in neighbourhoods with lower socioeconomic status are less likely to receive clot-busting medications or undergo mechanical thrombectomy procedures after they have...
Upcoming technologies set to forebear “new era” in prehospital stroke care
While the latest thrombectomy techniques, thrombolytic drug candidates and even neuroprotective agents are the source of much discussion in today’s neurovascular space, there is...
Philips partners with WSO to improve access to high-quality stroke care...
Royal Philips and the World Stroke Organization (WSO) have announced the signing of a two-year partnership aimed at improving access to high-quality stroke care.
Building...
WSO predicts 50% more deaths unless “catastrophic” gaps in global stroke...
Between now and 2050—unless “urgent action is taken”—the number of people who die from stroke globally is estimated to increase by 50%, to 9.7...
Ameer Hassan
Having initially sought out a career in plastic surgery, Ameer Hassan (Harlingen, USA) switched gears to interventional neurology in 2005—a change of heart he...
Report finds improved thrombectomy access at NHS hospitals using Brainomix’s AI...
More stroke patients are benefitting from life-changing treatment thanks to Brainomix's e-Stroke artificial intelligence (AI) platform, according to a recent report from the Oxford...
Elevating stroke care: Navigating the transition from primary to comprehensive centres
In a guest piece for NeuroNews, Thomas Devlin (Chattanooga, USA) and Michelle Luffey advise the community on how best to navigate the transition from...
Analysis shows substantial cost saving can be achieved with Philips’ DTAS...
Royal Philips has today announced the results of a health economics analysis published in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery (JNIS) that show an “innovative approach” to the...
Nicolab awarded three-year contract to supply AI-powered stroke software in Australia
Nicolab has been awarded a prestigious three-year contract to supply stroke workflow software and advanced artificial intelligence (AI) diagnostics for the Victorian Stroke Telemedicine...
AHA: Systemic interventions key to tackling “enormous inequities” in stroke care
‘Upstream’ causes of health inequities related to stroke—such as structural racism and conditions of the places where people live, learn, work and play—have not...
Get Ahead of Stroke campaign launches Survive Stroke Week from 15–21...
The Get Ahead of Stroke campaign is launching Survive Stroke Week from 15–21 May—an observance aimed at increasing awareness of stroke symptoms and the...
ESOC to return with fully on-site format and diverse stroke programme
Having taken place via a virtual format in 2021, and as a hybrid meeting last year, the 2023 European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC; 24–26...
RapidAI receives US FDA 510(k) clearance for new imaging product to...
RapidAI announced today that it has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for Rapid non-contrast computed tomography (NCCT) Stroke, which is...
Paediatric case helps highlight benefit of ‘aspiration first’ in young stroke...
A unique case presentation at this year’s LINNC Americas Seminar (16–17 March, Miami, USA) saw Rafael de Oliveira Sillero (University of Texas Southwestern Medical...
Trial underway involving neurointerventionist “retaliated against” for refusing concurrent on-call shifts
The opening statements and presentation of evidence are set for 10am PST today in a lawsuit involving claims that a medical doctor and his...
Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland applauds decision to reinstate “vital” thrombectomy...
The charity Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) has voiced support for the Scottish government’s decision to reinstate “vital” funding of thrombectomy services across...
Lessons learned from establishing a 24/7 stroke thrombectomy service
Alongside his colleagues at the Barts Health NHS Trust, Levansri Makalanda (London, UK) was responsible for setting up the second ever 24/7 mechanical thrombectomy...
Brainomix receives US FDA clearance for flagship stroke AI imaging software
Brainomix has today announced that its 360 e-ASPECTS tool for stroke has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance, enabling the company to...
Real-world study demonstrates “highly clinically important” time saving with Viz platform
Viz.ai and TeleSpecialists have announced new data presented at the 2023 International Stroke Conference (ISC; 8–10 February, Dallas, USA) from the VALIDATE study, which...
Czech study finds thrombectomy and IVT rates “remained unchanged” during first...
A national study conducted by researchers in the Czech Republic has found that, while stroke admissions in the country declined during the first year...
Global societies lead tributes to esteemed neurologist Ralph Sacco
Esteemed neurologist Ralph Sacco passed away at the age of 65 earlier this month, and a number of prominent neurology and stroke societies have...
Hospitals without high-level designation more likely to miss strokes following TAVI...
A study conducted by Michigan Medicine (Ann Arbor, USA) researchers suggests that hospitals without the highest stroke care designation may be missing strokes that...
Challenging the status quo in stroke care
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Time is of the essence when treating a patient who has just experienced a stroke. Every minute counts, and...
AHA statement: Even transient stroke symptoms require emergency assessment
Stroke symptoms that disappear in under an hour—often referred to as a transient ischaemic attack (TIA)—need emergency assessment to help prevent a full stroke,...
Increased annual stroke rate in Canada underscores need for strong treatments...
A new study funded by the Heart and Stroke Foundation has revealed that annual stroke occurrence rates in Canada have increased to 108,707—roughly one every five minutes. This...
Shelley Renowden
Through her many years as a consultant neuroradiologist at the North Bristol NHS Trust (Bristol, UK), as well as organising the European Course in...
Brainomix and Visionable announce partnership to optimise UK stroke care pathway
Brainomix is set to strategically partner with Visionable, a real-time clinical collaboration platform designed to enable virtual healthcare models, in an attempt to transform...
Vessel-wall imaging could hold the key in “known yet understudied” phenomenon...
Following the publication of a case report in Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging, researchers from Malaysia have indicated that the use of vessel-wall imaging...
Tenecteplase offers “incredible opportunity” to optimise thrombolytic stroke treatments
Earlier this year, results from the Canadian AcT (Alteplase compared to tenecteplase) randomised controlled trial (RCT) were delivered for the first time at the...
How AI, automation, robotics and other innovations in ultrasound are improving...
Robert Hamilton (Los Angeles, USA) outlines several key milestones in the history of stroke care, and discusses how recent technological advances in this space...
Brainomix awarded tender to roll out AI imaging software across all...
Brainomix has announced that it has been awarded the national tender in Hungary to deploy its artificial intelligence (AI) stroke imaging software across all stroke centres...
Stroke Association calls for 24/7 thrombectomy service across the UK
A new report released by the UK Stroke Association warns that, if thrombectomy rates remain at 2020/21 levels, a total of 47,112 stroke patients...
SNIS 2022: Neuroendovascular robotics could improve safety of complex procedures
Stroke surgery and other neuroendovascular procedures could be made safer and easier through robotics, according to research presented at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s...
Robotics, AI and other innovations in stroke and aneurysm care on...
Specialists from around the world will gather at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's (SNIS) 19th annual meeting (25–29 July, Toronto, Canada) next week to discuss...
Alarming trends and alarmist myths: What is the link between COVID-19...
Over the course of the past two years, the accepted understanding of how COVID-19 spreads and functions has improved vastly, with preventative vaccines and...
COVID-19 “did not affect stroke care quality or outcomes” in largest...
In one of the first studies to investigate the overall quality of care and outcomes of stroke care for non-COVID-19 hospitalised patients during the...
Michael Chen
Michael Chen—a neurointerventionist and professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Radiology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, USA—speaks to NeuroNews to provide insight on...
New data presented at ISC 2022 further validate real-world impact of...
Data from several new studies presented at the recent International Stroke Conference (ISC 2022; 9–11 February, New Orleans, USA) further validate the “best-in-class” sensitivity and...
Mechanical thrombectomy shown to restore more function than medication alone following...
A new study from Japan has become the first randomised controlled trial (RCT) to demonstrate the effectiveness of endovascular mechanical thrombectomy procedures in patients...
Few cases and short timeframe required to overcome learning curve with...
A retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained database has found that robot-assisted carotid artery stenting (CAS) is both safe and effective. Writing in Neurosurgical...
Reducing disability and death: What is next for stroke triage and...
Michael Chen (Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA) discusses the growing awareness around the need for timely interventions in stroke care in the USA,...
Brainomix launches e-Stroke 11 to enhance stroke network communications and workflow
Brainomix has announced the launch of e-Stroke 11, the latest version of the company's AI-powered stroke imaging platform. According to a Brainomix press release,...
Time savings, cost reductions and improved patient outcomes all key benefits...
Artificial intelligence (AI) and the role it can play in improving acute ischaemic stroke care protocols took centre stage at the Barts Research and...
Hispanic stroke patients experience poorer post-thrombectomy outcomes than white counterparts
A study conducted by neurology researchers at University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) Medical Center has found lower-quality functional outcomes for Hispanic ischaemic stroke patients...
New study finds e-Stroke software shortens treatment times and improves functional...
A new study presented at the 13th World Stroke Congress (WSC 2021; 28–29 October, virtual) found that the implementation of Brainomix's e-Stroke software resulted in...
World Stroke Day 2021: Get Ahead of Stroke campaign pushes for...
On World Stroke Day—29 October 2021—physicians from the Get Ahead of Stroke campaign are urging lawmakers to update triage and transport protocols. They are...
North Carolina updates stroke triage and transport protocol
North Carolina has updated its emergency stroke care protocol—a move applauded by the Get Ahead of Stroke campaign. The protocol, which went into effect...
LINNC 2021: ESCAPE-NEXT trial may bring “dream” of combining neuroprotection with...
At this year’s LINNC Paris Course (14–16 September, Paris, France and virtual), audiences heard that the ESCAPE-NEXT trial (sponsored by NoNO Inc.), which has already started enrolling...
Else Charlotte Sandset
Else Charlotte Sandset is a consultant neurologist in the Stroke Unit of the Department of Neurology at Oslo University Hospital, and chair of the...
Behavioural interventions and more holistic approach signal “paradigm shift” in latest...
In May 2021, the American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association (ASA) updated one of its flagship guidelines—the secondary prevention of stroke guideline—for the first...
Gender disparity in comprehensive stroke centre routing highlighted at SNIS
Women may be less likely than men to be sent to a comprehensive, or “Level 1”, stroke centre for emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO)...
Race among factors that predict how quickly patients get to stroke...
Race, in combination with other factors, predicted how quickly individuals with stroke got to care centres to receive necessary neuroendovascular surgery, including thrombectomy, according...
Cerenovus to unveil new data and showcase stroke care innovations at...
Cerenovus, a neurovascular firm that forms part of The Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, will showcase its latest innovations in stroke care at...
ASA highlights value of comprehensive, patient-centred primary care after stroke
In a new scientific statement entitled “Primary Care of Adult Patients After Stroke”, the American Stroke Association (ASA)—a division of the American Heart Association...
Brainomix launches AI stroke software across Poland under POLKARD initiative
Brainomix has deployed its flagship artificial intelligence (AI)-based e-Stroke software across the majority of the largest comprehensive stroke centres in Poland, allowing the company...
Viz.ai receives CE mark to bring AI-powered stroke care software to...
Viz.ai has been awarded a CE mark for its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered stroke care software, affirming its conformity with European health, safety and environmental...
New Stroke Association report to “shine a light” on stroke care’s...
The Stroke Association has announced the top areas of research that need to be prioritised to improve stroke care. The announcement of these priorities—which...
Stroke and heart condition patients want virtual healthcare to continue post...
After speaking with experts, reviewing current evidence, surveying people living with stroke or a heart condition, and funding a telephone poll of Canadians, the...
Medtronic, Viz.ai partner to bring “lifesaving” AI platform for stroke to...
Medtronic and Viz.ai have announced they are extending their successful US partnership to distribute Viz.ai’s "lifesaving" artificial intelligence (AI) software platform for stroke to...
Research finds a decline in global stroke care during the pandemic
A study published in the journal Neurology concludes that despite the reported stroke-related complications of COVID-19, there has been a global decline in the volume of stroke...
Research versus reality: Stroke care amid COVID-19 and beyond
Mayank Goyal and Johanna Ospel, both from the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, talk to NeuroNews about the challenges facing stroke care five years...
Selective endovascular cooling with TwinFlo catheter shows promise for neuroprotection in...
Ron Solar (ThermopeutiX, San Diego, USA) and colleagues report in EuroIntervention that the TwinFlo catheter (ThermopeutiX), in pigs, was associated with rapid, selective, deep...
Superior clinical outcomes for endovascular therapy candidates triaged directly to a...
For patients with emergent large vessel occlusion (LVO) eligible for endovascular therapy, prehospital triage to a more distant comprehensive stroke centre (CSC) compared with...
Insera announces first two stroke patients treated with its cyclical aspiration...
Insera Therapeutics has announced that the first two ischaemic stroke patients have been treated with its flagship cyclic aspiration system, CLEAR. The company received...
How to treat ischaemic stroke fast: Getting the correct patient to...
“The single biggest challenge going forward is the organisation of stroke care,” says Mayank Goyal (University of Calgary, Canada). He dissected the arguments at...
