Science News for International Stroke Conference 2021

ANGIO-CAT Results

Johanna Fifi, MD interviews Manuel Requena, MD, PhD and Marc Ribo, MD, PhD, co-investigators of ANGIO-CAT, about their findings.

BEST-MSU Results

Pooja Khatri, MD, MSc interviews investigator James Grotta, MD about the results of the BEST-MSU trial.

Presidential Address

Mitchell S.V. Elkind, MD, MS, President, American Heart Association, American Stroke Association

Working Towards Achieving Cerebrovascular Health Equity

Mitch Elkind, MD, MS, FAHA, president of the American Heart, American Stroke Association, Louise McCullough, MD, PhD, chair of the International Stroke Conference (ISC) 2021, Bruce Ovbiagele, MD, MSc, MAS, MBA, past chair of ISC, and Olajide Williams, MD review some of the challenges and opportunities discussed in the session, "Racing to Greater Life Expectancy by 2030: Is Racism a Tangible Target to Achieve Cerebrovascular Health Equity."

• Call to Action: Structural Racism as a Fundamental Driver of Health Disparities
• The Groundwater of Racial and Ethnic Disparities Research

#ISC21​ Daily Recap Day One

Mitch Elkind, MD, MS, FAHA, president of the American Heart, American Stroke Association, Louise McCullough, MD, PhD, chair of the International Stroke Conference (ISC) 2021, Tudor Jovin, MD, vice chair, ISC 2021, and Bruce Ovbiagele, MD, MSc, MAS, MBA, past chair of ISC, review the day's top science, which included ANGIO-CAT and BEST-MSU and two sessions on improving health inequities.

MR CLEAN-NO IV Results

Sandra Narayanan, MD interviews investigator Yvo Roos, MD, PhD about the results of MR CLEAN-NO IV.

SHRINE Results

Lauren H. Sansing, MD, MS, FAHA interviews investigator Raoul Gomes Nogueira, MD about the results of the SHRINE study.

#ISC21​ Daily Recap Day Two

Mitch Elkind, MD, MS, FAHA, president of the American Heart, American Stroke Association, Louise McCullough, MD, PhD, chair of the International Stroke Conference (ISC) 2021, Tudor Jovin, MD, vice chair, ISC 2021, and Peter Panagos, chair of the Stroke Council, review Thursday's late-breaking science.

AURORA Results

Sepideh Amin-Hanjani, MD, FAHA interviews investigator Tudor Jovin, MD about the results of AURORA.

National EVT Trends from Get With The Guidelines: Stroke

Faheem Sheriff, MD details recent findings from the Get With The Guidelines Registry from his presentation "National Temporal Trends In Endovascular Therapy (EVT) Utilization And Outcomes According To Race And Ethnicity: Findings From Get With The Guidelines (GWTG)-stroke."

COVID-19 Science at #ISC21

Mitch Elkind, MD, MS, FAHA, president of the American Heart, American Stroke Association, Louise McCullough, MD, PhD, chair of the International Stroke Conference (ISC) 2021, Tudor Jovin, MD, vice chair, ISC 2021, and Peter Panagos, chair of the Stroke Council, review the COVID-19 and stroke science presented at the meeting this year and reflect on the impact of the pandemic on the meeting this year.

#ISC21​ Daily Recap Day Three

Mitch Elkind, MD, MS, FAHA, president of the American Heart, American Stroke Association, Louise McCullough, MD, PhD, FAHA, chair of the International Stroke Conference (ISC) 2021, Tudor Jovin, MD, FAHA, vice chair, ISC 2021, and Peter Panagos, MD, FAHA, chair of the Stroke Council, review the day's top science and reflect on the challenges of the past year.