Stroke Alert June 2022

<p>On Episode 17 of the <em>Stroke Alert</em> Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the June 2022 issue of <em>Stroke</em>: “<a href= "https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.037769">Vitamin D Enhances Hematoma Clearance and Neurologic Recovery in Intracerebral Hemorrhage</a>” and “<a href= "https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.036706">Acute Ischemic Stroke, Depressed Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction, and Sinus Rhythm: Prevalence and Practice Patterns</a>.” She also interviews Dr. Bruce Campbell on his article “<a href= "https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.122.036929">Role of Intravenous Thrombolytics Prior to Endovascular Thrombectomy</a>.”</p> <p>Dr. Negar Asdaghi:         Let's start with some questions.</p> <p>1) Is vitamin D that golden key to recovery from intracerebral hemorrhage?</p> <p>2) Endovascular therapies seem to have prevailed where thrombolytics have failed. In the era of fast and furious thrombectomy, what is the role of pre-thrombectomy thrombolysis?</p> <p>3) And finally, 20 years of clinical research has failed to demonstrate the superiority of anticoagulation over antiplatelet therapies for treatment of patients in sinus rhythm with low left ventricular ejection fraction, and yet, our practice patterns have not changed. Why do we remain resolute in prescribing anticoagulation despite the lack of evidence?</p> <p>We're back here to tackle the toughest questions with our <em>Stroke Alert</em> Podcast because this is the latest in <em>Stroke</em>. Stay with us.</p> <p>Dr. Negar Asdaghi:         Welcome back to another extremely motivating <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 June 2022 issue of <em>Stroke</em> contains a number of interesting articles. As part of our Advances in Stroke, we have two articles, one on the topic of <a href= "https://w