ISC 2026 | Updates from the mid-term review of the Stroke Action Plan for Europe
Valeria Caso, MD, PhD, FESO, Santa Maria Della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy, shares updates from the mid-term review of the Stroke Action Plan for Europe. Dr Caso highlights that progress has been made regarding organization and time to treatment, and that there is room for improvement in stroke prevention. This interview took place at the 2026 International Stroke Congress (ISC), held in New Orleans, LA.
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The key point is that we are not doing badly. There was a kind of delay due to the COVID, but there are some countries that are really outperforming the rest of the countries. We see excellent improvement in acute stroke treatment. This is mostly the most important part that we saw. Better organization, reduction of time to treatment, and so on. Secondary prevention is something that we have to work on more, primary prevention...
The key point is that we are not doing badly. There was a kind of delay due to the COVID, but there are some countries that are really outperforming the rest of the countries. We see excellent improvement in acute stroke treatment. This is mostly the most important part that we saw. Better organization, reduction of time to treatment, and so on. Secondary prevention is something that we have to work on more, primary prevention. We increased our goal to reduce stroke by 15% from 10%. So it seems that we are doing a great job.
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