Getting to the Heart of Stroke™

Video Series

Getting to the Heart of Stroke™: Life After Stroke

Challenges and Advances in Rehabilitation

Experts will explore the multifaceted challenges and innovative solutions in stroke recovery and provide a comprehensive understanding of the critical factors that influence access to and outcomes of stroke rehabilitation.

Watch Now! Challenges and Advances

Getting to the Heart of Stroke™

Strategies in Anticoagulation for Stroke Patients with Cardioembolic Stroke

In this on demand video explores the potential problems surrounding anticoagulation for patients with cardioembolic stroke. Experts will discuss strategies for determining when initiating and discontinuing anticoagulation, as well as the associated risks. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights from leading professionals in the field.

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Getting to the Heart of Stroke™

Stroke Care Simplified: Strategies for Efficient Management and Patient Flow

Watch to hear a targeted discussion for healthcare professionals engaged in stroke patient care focusing on optimizing operational flow and management protocols. CE and ABIM MOC, and ACPE credits available.

Earn Credit: Stroke Care Simplified
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Getting to the Heart of Stroke™

Challenges and Champions in Breaking Barriers

Join us for a discussion on the latest clinical guidelines and scientific advancements, emphasizing the critical role of acute stroke intervention and the prompt identification of risk factors for prevention. We will review case studies and discuss the challenges in breaking treatment barriers. CE and ABIM MOC, and ACPE credits available.

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Getting to the Heart of Stroke™:

Overview of Stroke Management and Secondary Stroke Prevention

Nearly 1 in 4 strokes occur in people who have had a previous stroke. Watch this case-based webinar and learn the latest evidence and gain knowledge to better incorporate guideline-based work-up of ischemic stroke into your daily practice. CE, ABIM MOC, and ACPE available.

Earn Credit: Overview of Stroke Management
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Getting to the Heart of Stroke™:

Antiplatelet Regimen Selection in Secondary Ischemic Stroke Prevention

Dr. Karen Albright presents 6 not-so-easy-cases in the selection of antiplatelet therapy after noncardioembolic ischemic stroke or TIA and the influence of multiple factors, including the patient's comorbidities, medication cost, and potential drug-gene interactions. CE, ABIM, and ACPE credit available.

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Podcasts

CE, ACPE, and ABIM MOC credit available.
Podcast
Getting to the Heart of Stroke™: Understanding Your Patient’s Journey after Stroke
In this episode, experts explore the journey of stroke patients, covering risk factors, long-term recovery, and emotional well-being. They discuss both traditional and unconventional stroke risks, management strategies for patients with known and unknown causes, and the psychological challenges stroke survivors face, including depression, anxiety, and shifts in self-identity. Tune in for valuable insights to better support patients through their recovery.
Earn Credit: Understanding Your Patient’s Journey after Stroke
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Getting to the Heart of Stroke™: Depression and Mental Health Post Stroke
Approximately 30% of stroke survivors experience depression after their stroke. In this podcast, experts discuss the effect stroke has on mental health and who is prone to depression after stroke. They will also explore the management of post stroke depression.
Earn Credit: Depression and Mental Health Post Stroke
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Stroke Insights: Bridging the Gaps in Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery
In this podcast, experts discuss three case studies where they explore the indications for lipid lowering therapy in multi-risk patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. They identify cardiovascular risk modifiers for stroke that are specific to women. They will also explore the guideline for lipid management in the secondary Stroke prevention.
Earn Credit: Stroke Insights: Bridging the Gaps
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Getting to the Heart of Stroke™: Healthy Living: Your Patient’s Resource to Stroke Prevention
This podcast will discuss the evaluation and management of vascular risk factors that are extremely important in stroke prevention, including diabetes, smoking cessation, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension—with goals of therapy tailored to the individual patient. We will also discuss specific recommendations for prevention strategies based on the ischemic stroke/transient ischemic attack mechanism.

CE, ACPE, and ABIM MOC credits available.

Earn Credit: Healthy Living: Your Patient's Resource to Stroke Prevention
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Getting to the Heart of Stroke™: Stroke in Younger Women
Learn about how hypertension is often underdiagnosed in younger women, the importance of assessing and monitoring blood pressure and how to deliver guideline-based management of hypertension, especially during pregnancy.

CE, ACPE, and ABIM MOC credits available.

Earn Credit: Stroke in Younger Women
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Getting to the Heart of Stroke™: Long Term Heart Monitoring
Learn about the role of catheter ablation, left atrial appendage occlusion and new Factor XI Inhibitors in patients with stroke and AFib. Understand access to care issues and the impact of race, gender, and socioeconomic status on stroke care.

CE, ACPE, and ABIM MOC credits available.

Earn Credit: Long Term Heart Monitoring
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Getting to the Heart of Stroke™: Evolving Views in PFO Management
When assessing the likelihood that a stroke of undetermined cause is associated with Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) it is necessary to synthesize a variety of factors. Dr. Molly Szerlip, Dr. Steven R. Messe, and Dr. Megan Stevens discuss how collaboration between cardiovascular and neurovascular health care professionals can address the factors to be weighed in decision-making.

CE, ACPE, and ABIM MOC credit available.

Earn Credit: Evolving Views in PFO Management
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Getting to the Heart of Stroke™: Patient Perspective and Stroke Diagnostic Workup
Listen now to hear experts discuss stroke sub-types, the stroke diagnostic work up and how allowing your patients to share their own goals for care can ensure that the treatment plans you develop are realistic.

CE, ACPE, and ABIM MOC credits available.

Earn Credit: Patient Perspective and Stoke Diagnostic Workup
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Getting to the Heart of Stroke™

A national initiative from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association, developed in conjunction with and supported by HCA Healthcare and the HCA Healthcare Foundation, aimed at improving heart health and beating stroke.

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HCA Healthcare is proud to be a national supporter of Getting to the Heart of Stroke.™