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Coverage from the

15th World Stroke Congress (WSC) 2023

October 10 - 12, 2023; Toronto, Canada

October 10 - 12, 2023 Toronto, Canada

Conference News

Popular News from WSC 2022

  • Intensive BP Lowering Harmful in Acute Ischemic Stroke Intensive BP Lowering Harmful in Acute Ischemic Stroke The ENCHANTED2/MT trial, which was investigating intensive lowering of blood pressure in acute ischemic stroke patients after mechanical thrombectomy, has been stopped early due to safety concerns.
  • Combo Thrombolytic Approach Fails to Reduce ICH in Stroke Combo Thrombolytic Approach Fails to Reduce ICH in Stroke The DUMAS study showed no benefit on the primary outcome of all ICH with low-dose alteplase followed by mutant pro-urokinase; but there were promising signs of a potential reduced bleeding risk.
  • Earlier Anticoagulation Better After Ischemic Stroke in AF? Earlier Anticoagulation Better After Ischemic Stroke in AF? The observational ATTUNE study suggests that starting anticoagulation within 4 days of stroke leads to fewer new infarcts detected by imaging without an increase in hemorrhage compared with starting later.

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