Word on the street, CHAMPION AF is being presented this weekend at the ACC conference in NOLA and I heard there is a very big party afterwards!
Remember that CLOSURE-AF used first generation WATCHMAN. This one uses WATCHMAN FLX!
I am team WATCHMAN! 🤞
#stroke@DrStroke
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🚨 The results of CLOSURE-AF are in, providing a sobering look at Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC).
This was the first trial to test the device against modern DOAC therapy in the high-risk patients seen in daily practice.
The verdict: LAAC failed to meet non-inferiority
#MondayTip#ISC2026
🌎ISC delivered fewer “home runs” and more hard truths: what works, what doesn’t, and where selection matters most in stroke care
From extended-window thrombolysis to FXIa inhibition, #ISC26 highlights where stroke care is truly moving — and where it isn’t.
ORIENTAL MEVO trial shows a benefit of EVT but the devil is in the details. The benefit was seen those with NIHSS 8 or more. Note that M3 occlusions did not benefit from EVT. #ISC26
News from the Swiss Stroke Registry by @mbgoeldlin: DWI-lesions in ICH are frequent, already on admission before any intervention; associationbwith CAA and SVD burden. Suitable surrogate outcome in trials?@StrokeBern @GreenJournal https://t.co/ULyCCzu7O8
🚨 Sudden bilateral hearing loss could be a critical warning sign of basilar artery occlusion (BAO)! How does that happen 🤷. Don’t overlook this potential life-threatening condition. 🌟🧠 #StrokeAwareness@JNIS_BMJ https://t.co/vBb6YFPANh
#MondayTip
The stroke pathway and #ESOC2025 result
Last week, Helsinki brought together the world’s leading stroke experts—leaving us with new evidence, fresh questions, and future challenges.
All with one goal: improving outcomes for our patients
@ESOstroke
LAAO and stroke: We summarize current evidence & ongoing trials: promising option for AF patients to avoid OAC (i.e. after ICH, CAA) or if DOAC alone is not enough (i.e. after #breakthroughstroke) @AlexanderPBenz @ELAPSETrial @StrokeAHA_ASA https://t.co/E86tw0Cor2
🌟ICYMI: Check out April #Stroke#EditorPick: In tandem occlusion patients secondary to cervical carotid artery dissection, emergent stenting was associated with a higher likelihood of successful recanalization but not improved functional outcomes or increased sICH.