Stroke Course: Standards/Trials Review (separate registration required)

Saturday, March 29, 2025

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT

Location: Music City Center, 207 AB

CE: 1.5

Coordinator(s)

Manraj Heran, MD (he/him/his)

Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiologist; Pediatric Interventional Radiologist
BC Children's Hospital; Vancouver General Hospital, Canada
Martin Radvany, MD, FACR, FSIR

Clinical Assistant Professor
Nova Southeastern University, United States

Since the publication of the major stroke trials in 2015, many additional studies have been published expanding the role of mechanical thrombectomy for the treatment of ischemic stroke patients. In this session the most recent AHA/ASA guidelines for treatment of ischemic stroke patients will be reviewed along with new recommendations based on the recent Large core infarct and Basilar artery stroke trials.

Learning Objectives:

Use the current guidelines to select patients for endovascular treatment
Discuss evolution of AIS treatment guidelines
Implement the latest recommendations

Presentations:

1:00 PM – 1:22 PM CT

Current AHA Guidelines for EVT
Speaker: Manraj Kanwal Singh Heran, MD (he/him/his) – BC Children's Hospital; Vancouver General Hospital
1:22 PM – 1:44 PM CT

Large Core Infarct
Speaker: Jesse Jones, MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
1:44 PM – 2:06 PM CT

Basilar Artery occlusion
Speaker: Martin G. Radvany, MD, FACR, FSIR – Nova Southeastern University
2:06 PM – 2:30 PM CT

Q&A