Background and Purpose—The purpose of these guidelines is to provide an up-to-date
comprehensive set of recommendations in a single document for clinicians caring for adult …

2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A
Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke …

Background and Purpose—The purpose of these guidelines is to provide an up-to-date
comprehensive set of recommendations for clinicians caring for adult patients with acute …

Background High blood pressure is common in acute stroke and is a predictor of poor
outcome; however, large trials of lowering blood pressure have given variable results, and …

Background and Objectives New imaging techniques have advanced our ability to capture
thrombus characteristics and burden in real time. An improved understanding of …

Background The first-pass effect (FPE) has emerged as a key metric for efficacy in
mechanical thrombectomy (MT). The hyperdense vessel sign (HDVS) on non-contrast head …

Background: Distal embolization (DE) is a common complication of endovascular treatment
(EVT). We investigated the association of radiological thrombus characteristics and …

Non-contrast computer tomography detects the presence of hyperdense middle cerebral
artery sign (HMCAS). Studies on the prognostic value of HMCAS among patients …

The clinical implications of the CT hyperdense artery sign have yet to be established in the
new era of modern mechanical thrombectomy. This study aimed to investigate prognostic …

Background Recent evidence suggests that presence of an intracranial arterial thrombus
with a hyperdense artery sign (HAS) at noncontrast CT (NCCT) is associated with better …