Stroke Alert September 2021

<p>On Episode 8 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the September 2021 issue of <em>Stroke</em>: “<a href= "https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.032973">Risk of Fractures in Stroke Patients Treated With a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor</a>” and “<a href= "https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.032964">Carotid Plaques From Symptomatic Patients Are Characterized by Local Increase in Xanthine Oxidase Expression</a>.” She also interviews Drs. Jukka Putaala and Markku Kaste about their article “<a href= "https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.034244">Should Tenecteplase be Given in Clinical Practice for Acute Ischemic Stroke Thrombolysis?</a>”.</p> <p>Dr. Negar Asdaghi:        </p> <p>1) Are we ready to say goodbye to our old friend alteplase and replace it with a new one, tenecteplase, for acute stroke thrombolysis?</p> <p>2) Does treatment of depression with SSRIs increase the risk of fractures in stroke patients?</p> <p>3) When it comes to carotid intervention, should we continue offering treatment based on the degree of luminal stenosis, or are there better biomarkers in the horizon?</p> <p>These are some of the questions that we'll tackle in today's podcast. We're covering the best in <em>Stroke</em>. Stay with us.</p> <p>Dr. Negar Asdaghi:         Welcome back to 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. For the September 2021 podcast, we have an exciting program where we discuss some of the controversies in stroke therapies. The <a href= "https://www.ahajournals.org/toc/str/52/9">September issue</a> also contains a Focused Update with a set of articles and comprehensive reviews on the topic of genetics and stroke, organized by Professor Martin Dichgans, which I encourage you to review in addition to our podcast today. Later in today's podcast, I have the pleasu