2026 Acute Ischemic Stroke Guideline Series: New Guidance for Healthcare Professionals

Acute ischemic stroke care continues to evolve rapidly, with new evidence reshaping prehospital triage, imaging, reperfusion strategies, and team-based care across the lifespan. This four-part video series features authors of the 2026 American Heart Association Acute Ischemic Stroke Guideline highlighting practice-changing updates for emergency medicine clinicians, neurointerventionalists, imaging specialists, nurses, stroke coordinators, and pediatric stroke teams.

Across the series, experts review expanded indications for thrombolysis and thrombectomy, updated neuroimaging paradigms, system-level readiness, and—for the first time—guideline recommendations for the acute management of pediatric ischemic stroke. Each video focuses on practical implications for clinical decision-making and institutional preparedness across diverse care settings.

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Coauthors Kori S. Zachrison, MD, MSc, FAHA, Tracy E. Madsen, MD, MCTR, PhD, FAHA, and Opeolu Adeoye, MD, MS, FAHA

Coauthors Thabele M. Leslie-Mazwi, MD and Ashutosh P. Jadhav, MD, PhD, FAHA

2026 Acute Ischemic Stroke Guideline | New Guidance for Emergency Medicine

Coauthors Kori S. Zachrison, MD, MSc, FAHA, Tracy E. Madsen, MD, MCTR, PhD, FAHA, and Opeolu Adeoye, MD, MS, FAHA highlight key updates from the 2026 American Heart Association acute ischemic stroke guideline, including prehospital care and destination planning, expanded thrombolytic use, and broader indications for thrombectomy in adult and pediatric patients, with emphasis on system-level readiness across emergency department settings.

2026 Acute Ischemic Stroke Guideline | New Guidance for Neurointerventions and Imaging

Coauthors Thabele M. Leslie-Mazwi, MD and Ashutosh P. Jadhav, MD, PhD, FAHA review key endovascular and imaging updates from the 2026 American Heart Association acute ischemic stroke guideline, including expanded indications for thrombectomy in large core infarcts, updated neuroimaging paradigms, evidence for posterior circulation stroke, medium vessel occlusions, and treatment considerations for patients with pre-existing disability.

Coauthors Brenda Johnson, DNP and Mary Rodgers, DHA, MS, RN

Coauthors Nester Gonzalez, MD, and Heather J. Fullerton, MD, MAS,

2026 Acute Ischemic Stroke Guideline | New Guidance for Nurses and Stroke Coordinators

Coauthors Brenda Johnson, DNP and Mary Rodgers, DHA, MS, RN discuss key updates from the 2026 American Heart Association acute ischemic stroke guideline with practice-changing implications for nurses and stroke care coordinators, including new recommendations for dedicated stroke units, early nutritional screening, dysphagia management, and preparedness for pediatric stroke across diverse care settings.

2026 Acute Ischemic Stroke Guideline | New Guidance for Pediatric Stroke

Coauthors Nester Gonzalez, MD, and Heather J. Fullerton, MD, MAS, discuss the 2026 American Heart Association acute ischemic stroke guideline, which for the first time includes recommendations addressing the acute management of pediatric ischemic stroke, including consideration of endovascular therapy and institutional preparedness.