Stroke Alert August 2021

<p>On Episode 7 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the August 2021 issue of <em>Stroke</em>: “<a href= "https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.033797">Stroke Risks in Adult Survivors of Preterm Birth: National Cohort and Cosibling Study</a>” and “<a href= "https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.032042">Roles of Phytoestrogen in the Pathophysiology of Intracranial Aneurysm</a>.” She also interviews Drs. Nirav Bhatt and Diogo Haussen about their article “<a href= "https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.033775">Reliability of Field Assessment Stroke Triage for Emergency Destination Scale Use by Paramedics: Mobile Stroke Unit First-Year Experience</a>.”</p> <p>Dr. Negar Asdaghi:</p> <p>1) Can preterm birth be associated with increased risk of stroke in adulthood?</p> <p>2) Can a plant-based diet high in phytoestrogens reduce the risk of aneurysm formation and aneurysmal rupture in postmenopausal women?</p> <p>3) What is the predictive ability of FAST-ED score in detection of large vessel occlusion?</p> <p>We will review these questions in today's podcast. You're listening to the Stroke Alert Podcast. Stay with us.</p> <p>Dr. Negar Asdaghi:         From the Editorial Board of <em>Stroke</em>, welcome to the Stroke Alert Podcast. My name is Negar Asdaghi. I'm an Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and your host for the monthly Stroke Alert Podcast. The August 2021 issue of <em>Stroke</em> covers a wide range of topics from <a href="https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.032426"> examining if the presence of spot sign modifies the treatment effect of tranexamic acid in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage</a> to <a href= "https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.032054">the results of the PRESERVE randomized clinical trial</a> examining whether intensive blood pressure lowering in patients with severe cerebral small vessel disease can be associated