Stroke Alert July 2022

<p>On Episode 18 of the <em>Stroke Alert</em> Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the July 2022 issue of <em>Stroke</em>: “<a href= "https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.037657">Impact of Shunting Practice Patterns During Carotid Endarterectomy for Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis</a>” and “<a href= "https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.037687">Socioeconomic Inequalities in Reperfusion Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke</a>.” She also interviews Dr. Magdy Selim about his article “<a href= "https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.037298">Effect of Deferoxamine on Trajectory of Recovery After Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Post Hoc Analysis of the i-DEF Trial</a>.”</p> <p>Dr. Negar Asdaghi:         Let's start with some questions.</p> <p>1) Is deferoxamine mesylate yet another failed agent for treatment of patients with intracerebral hemorrhage, or is deferoxamine getting us closer than ever to an approved therapy for this deadly form of stroke?</p> <p>2) Are different strokes happening to different folks due to their disadvantaged socioeconomic status?</p> <p>3) And finally, how does a surgeon's personal practice preference to either routinely or selectively use carotid shunting during carotid endarterectomy impact the recurrent risk of stroke or death in patients with symptomatic carotid disease?</p> <p>We'll tackle these questions and a lot more in today's podcast as we continue to cover the cerebrovascular world's latest and greatest because, without a doubt, this is the best in <em>Stroke</em>.</p> <p>Dr. Negar Asdaghi:         Welcome back to the July issue of the <em>Stroke Alert</em> 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 <em>Stroke Alert</em> Podcast. The July 2022 issue of <em>Stroke</em> contains a range of really interesting papers that I'd like to highlight here. As part of our Cochrane Corner articles, giving us short su