Stroke

The European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC) 2023 will take place 24-26 May 2023 in Munich, Germany. The conference will include sessions, plenary lectures, and symposia, covering a wide range of topics related to stroke, including acute management, rehabilitation, imaging, epidemiology, and public health. Prof. Peter Kelly (President, European Stroke Organisation, Dublin, Ireland) joins touchCARDIO to discuss […]

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common place across the United States and globally, with high prevalence and complication of stroke. In this touchCARDIO interview, we speak with Dr Aloke Finn (Medical Director, CVpath Institute; Associate Professor, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA) to discuss healing following left atrial appendage (LAA) closure and the use of devices […]

AF Symposium 2023 Atrial Fibrillation Stroke  Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) devices are implanted in the heart and are intended to reduce the risk of thromboembolism from the left atrial appendage (LAA) in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. AF Symposium is a highly focused three-day symposium bringing together the world’s leading medical scientists to share in a […]

The PROTECTED-TAVR trial studied the efficacy of using an embolic protection device (Sentinel® cerebral protection system) during transcatheter aortic valve replacement in reducing the incidence of stroke/disabling stroke. In this touchCARDIO interview, we speak with Dr Steven Messe (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA) to give a Neurologist’s perspective on the findings of the PROTECTED-TAVR […]

Cryptogenic stroke (CS) is a brain infarction that cannot be clearly attributed to cardioembolism, large-vessel atherosclerosis or small artery disease, despite extensive clinical evaluation.1 It represents approximately one-third of all ischaemic strokes worldwide.2 Stroke represents a major public health crisis, as it is the fifth most common cause of death in the USA and a significant cause […]

Introduction: Cryptogenic stroke (CS) accounts for 30–40% of all ischaemic strokes and there is substantial evidence to suggest arrhythmogenic cardioembolic involvement following the development of atrial fibrillation (AF). CS related to AF are often devastating, with around 70% mortality or significant disability. CS recurrence in the context of AF can be reduced with initiation of […]