M. Asif Taqi, MD

Triple-Board Certified Interventional and Stroke Neurologist
Medical Director of Neurosciences at Los Robles Regional Medical Center & at West Hills Hospital

[M. Asif Taqi, MD @VascNeuro]

Complications in neuroendovascular correlate w/ how long you stay inside the vessels. Flow diverters are a game-changer for #brain #aneurysms. Left ICA aneurysm treated with pipeline flex, fluoro time 6.5min. On average these cases take <30mins - groin access to closure. #Neuro

[M. Asif Taqi, MD @VascNeuro]

51F presenting with a saccular 4.5mm x 3.5mm middle cerebral artery aneurysm treated via coil embolization w/ a #comaneci assist. Another nice tool in the bucket, perfectly holds coils in place. #MedTwitter #MedEd #NeuroTwitter #neuroscience

[M. Asif Taqi, MD @VascNeuro]

64M w/ presents to ED w/ sudden onset left upper extremity weakness and mild facial palsy. NIHSS 4 & mRS 0. Determined to have experienced RT hemispheric stroke with RT ICA dissection with large pseudoaneurysm. #MedTwitter #neuroscience #NeuroTwitter #neurology

[M. Asif Taqi, MD @VascNeuro]

78M presents with LT hemispheric stroke w/ flow-limiting, pressure dependent left M1 and M2 stenosis treated with Wingspan & Gateways. Patient with no deficits post op. #NeuroIR #MedEd #neuroscience #neurology

[M. Asif Taqi, MD @VascNeuro]

63F found w/ a nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage required coil embolization of right posterior communicating artery aneurysm. Aneurysm measured 9mm x 5mm w/ 5mm neck. #neuroscience #neurology #neurotwitter #brain

[M. Asif Taqi, MD @VascNeuro]

81F, found with an unruptured left MCA aneurysm, aneurysm shape appeared to be a blowout rather than a saccular aneurysm with no true neck. Measured 7.1 x 5.4 mm. Treated with a pipeline device. Looking forward to follow-up imaging. #loveneuro #neuroscience #neurology

[M. Asif Taqi, MD @VascNeuro]

A new video for the Ventura Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion Score (VES) is available now.
Check it out!
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[M. Asif Taqi, MD @VascNeuro]

23M presented to ED after having intermittent seizures, headache, numbness, and tingling in LT upper & left lower extremities. Nidus measured 6.5cm x 5.5cm. 7cc Onyx, used to embolize. Retreated 3 months later with another 8cc Onyx. 1mm x 1mm residual. #neuroscience #neurology

[M. Asif Taqi, MD @VascNeuro]

64M, LWK 30 min prior to ED admission, presenting NIHSS 18, CT confirmation of RT hyperdense MCA clot. TPA started in CT. Mechanical thrombectomy performed, TICI 0 to 3, with a single pass. #timeisbrain #stroke #neurology

[M. Asif Taqi, MD @VascNeuro]

70F with a chief complaint of a headache. Found with left cerebellar AVM supplied by left SCA in left AICA/PICA w/ intranidal & extranidal aneurysms, treated successfully with Onyx18 embolization without any deficits. #transradial #neurotwitter #neuroscience

[M. Asif Taqi, MD @VascNeuro]

67F: Retreatment of previously ruptured aneurysm. Initially Sychro wire attempted to catheterize Rt A2 but was unsuccessful due to acute angle of origin of A2. Hybrid Soft Wire used to bounce it off coils to access A2. 2 stents placed in Y configuration.

[Rapid Medical @Rapid__Medical]

Another excellent example of Dr. Taqi, MD @VascNeuro utilizing #Comaneci in a ruptured PCOM aneurysm. Successful embolization with 5 @balt_usa Optima coils. Comaneci did a phenomenal job supporting the coil mass and stabilizing microcatheter during coiling. #LeaveNothingBehind

[Thanh Nguyen 🇺🇦 @NguyenThanhMD]

Radially Adjustable Stentrievers for Acute #Stroke: Results of the Tiger Trial. #ISC21 Congrats Rishi Gupta, @AshuPJadhav @EladLevyMD @oozaidat @dyavagal @SandraNarayanan @AmeerEHassan @AjitSPuri1 @STateshimaMD @_AdnanSiddiqui https://t.co/wlGODwLjnv

[M. Asif Taqi, MD @VascNeuro]

@CharosT_va @Medtronic @CharosT_va The RIST is a guide, not a selective catheter so it's difficult to compare the two. The general advantage of the RIST is the transition zones tailored toward the anatomy for radial approach.

[M. Asif Taqi, MD @VascNeuro]

43M with complex symptomatic AVM embolized with complete obliteration and no clinical deficits. #Radial access gained using the RIST catheter for the first time in the US. #neurotwitter #neurology @Medtronic

[M. Asif Taqi, MD @VascNeuro]

86F presented with loss of consciousness due to large subarachnoid hemorrhage and found to have left saccular ICA/PCOM #aneurysm measuring max height 9.24mm, max width 4.36mm, and 3.2mm neck. Three coils successfully deployed w/ a #Comaneci 17 assist. #neuroscience #Neurology

[M. Asif Taqi, MD @VascNeuro]

66M presents with previously treated dural fistula now indicated for embolization through the left middle meningeal and right occipital artery with @medtronic Onyx 18 until complete obliteration of both branches occurred. #neurology #neurotwitter

[M. Asif Taqi, MD @VascNeuro]

60F presented with an incidental complex right MCA #aneurysm measuring 6.75mm x 5.05mm x 3.84mm with 5.05mm neck treated with wide stent coil embolization. #neuroscience #NeuroTwitterNetwork

[M. Asif Taqi, MD @VascNeuro]

Ruptured right posterior communicating #aneurysm  treated with #Comaneci assistance. #NeuroTwitter

[M. Asif Taqi, MD @VascNeuro]

61M demonstrated near occlusion of right ICA in the mid-cervical segment at the area of dissection w/ severe limation of flow to right anterior circulation. Treated w/ 10 mm x 36 mm Wallstent. #NeuroTwitter #neurology