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Target: Stroke – When Seconds Count

https://player.vimeo.com/video/226792239?wmode=transparent&title=0&byline=0&portrait=0 Target: Stroke, launched by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association in 2010, is a national quality improvemenTarget: Stroke, launched...
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Twenty Years of Get With The Guidelines-Stroke: Celebrating Past Successes, Lessons Learned, and Future Challenges

Mathew J. Reeves , PhD; Gregg C. Fonarow , MD; Eric E. Smith , MD; Kevin N. Sheth , MD;...
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About Stroke

Stroke is the No. 4 cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the United States. Stroke is...
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Leading global action on stroke

Leading global action on stroke
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Stroke, Cerebrovascular accident

Stroke carries a high risk of death. Survivors can experience loss of vision and/or speech, paralysis and confusion. Stroke is...
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15 million people suffer stroke worldwide a year: WHO

5 million people die while 5 million suffer permanent disability GUNTUR: Strokes are one of the leading causes of death and...
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World Stroke Organization: GlobalStroke Fact Sheet 2025

AbstractBackground: Among non-communicable disorders (NCDs), stroke remains the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of death...
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2026 Guideline for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke

Published in Stroke.  The 2026 Guideline for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke reflects the latest evidence-based recommendations,...

Guideline in Action: General Supportive Early Management: Blood Pressure and Glucose

A 68-year-old woman with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and poorly controlled type 2 diabetes (hemoglobin A1c, 13.8%) presented with acute left arm...
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Guidelines in Action: Flight of the Mobile Stroke Unit

A man in his 60s was flying home on an airplane when he developed acute visual disturbances followed by right...