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by Negar Asdaghi, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FAHA
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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On Episode 69 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the October 2026 issue of Stroke: "Ticagrelor-Aspirin With Thrombolysis by Infarct Patterns in Moderate Ischemic Stroke: TAPIS Subgroup Analysis" and "Persistence of Association of Blood Biomarkers With Risk of Recurrent Stroke on Long-Term Follow-Up: Population-Based Study." She also interviews Dr. Che-Feng Chang and Dr. Hsin-Hsi Tsai about their article "Cilostazol Treatment for Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Targeting Dural Lymphatics." For the episode transcript, visit: https://www.ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/podcast.20261014.79800
On Episode 68 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the September 2026 issue of Stroke: "MAD-MT Score: A Tool to Optimize Patient Selection for Mechanical Thrombectomy in Distal Vessel Occlusions" and "Standard Antiplatelet Therapy Versus Thrombolysis in Acute Spontaneous Spinal Cord Infarction: A Propensity Score–Matched Analysis." She also interviews Dr. Pol Camps-Renom about his article, "Personalized Blood Pressure Targeting After Endovascular Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial." For the episode transcript, visit: https://www.ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/podcast.20260914.504328
On Episode 67 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the August 2026 issue of Stroke: "Diagnostic Yield of Cardiac CT to Detect Cardiac Thrombi in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS of HEARTS)" and "Intensive Versus Conventional Blood Pressure Lowering After Successful Endovascular Thrombectomy: OPTIMAL-BP 1-Year Outcomes." She also interviews Prof. Ulf Landmesser about the CLOSURE-AF trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine. For the episode transcript, visit: https://www.ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/podcast.20260811.265479
On Episode 66 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the July 2026 issue of Stroke: "Liraglutide and Recurrent Stroke by Baseline Insulin Resistance: A Post Hoc Analysis of the LAMP Trial" and "Predictors of Hematoma Expansion and Response to Andexanet in Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Secondary Analyses of the ANNEXA-I Randomized Clinical Trial." She also interviews Dr. Diana Aguiar de Sousa about the EXCOA-CVT trial, presented recently at the European Stroke Organisation Conference. For the episode transcript, visit: https://www.ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/podcast.20260715.563317
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." She also interviews Dr. Randolph Marshall, principal investigator of the Carotid Revascularization and Medical Management for Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis–Hemodynamics (CREST-H) study. For the episode transcript, visit: https://www.ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/podcast.20260603.690307
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 Added to Intravenous Thrombolysis With or Without Mechanical Thrombectomy in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke—ACTISAVE: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Study." For the episode transcript, visit: https://www.ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/podcast.20260514.12542
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 Criteria, and Thrombolysis Outcomes in Ischemic Stroke" and Dr. Dileep Yavagal on the article "Rescue Versus First-Line Intracranial Stenting During Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Propensity-Weighted Analysis of the RESISTANT Registry." For the episode transcript, visit: https://www.ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/podcast.20260409.820801
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 Chamorro about the CHOICE2 trial, presented in February at the International Stroke Conference. For the episode transcript, visit: https://www.ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/podcast.20260317.356679
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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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