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Post-ISC 2026 Highlights

25 March 2026 | Virtual Webinar

Post-ISC 2026 Highlights

25 March 2026 | Virtual Webinar

Post-ISC 2026 Highlights

Featuring presentations & discussions on selected abstracts from the 2026 International Stroke Conference (ISC).

Chair: Simona Sacco | Moderators: Vignan Yogendrakumar & Hanne Christensen

Please note this webinar is intended for healthcare professionals, allied health professionals & researchers only.

Session 1: Disease biology, reperfusion strategies and adjunctive therapies for acute ischemic stroke Session 2: Updates in blood pressure management and embolization for hemorrhagic stroke Session 3: Updates in stroke prevention Session 4: Updates in stroke risk reduction and long-term outcomes Session 5: Innovations in stroke health services and systems of care

Session 1: Disease biology, reperfusion strategies and adjunctive therapies for acute ischemic stroke

Pargol Balali
Carotid web morphology over time: A longitudinal imaging study
Pargol Balali University of Pennsylvania
Aravind Ganesh
Association of cerebral amyloid angiopathy neuroimaging markers and boston criteria with the safety and efficacy of thrombolysis in patients with acute ischemic stroke: Results from the AcT trial
Aravind Ganesh University of Calgary
Qianqian Lin
MIRACLE: methylprednisolone as adjunct to endovascular thrombectomy for patients with acute ischemic stroke with large infarct: A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Qianqian Lin Fujian Medical University
Session 1: Panel Discussion

Session 2: Updates in blood pressure management and embolization for hemorrhagic stroke

Craig Anderson
Time effects of long-term BP lowering after intracerebral hemorrhage: pooling of individual patient data from PROGRESS, RESPECT, ESPIRIT and TRIDENT trials
Craig Anderson The George Institute for Global Health
Jai Shankar
EMMA-Can: A three-arm study comparing prospective registry and randomized trial designs for middle meningeal artery embolization in chronic subdural hematoma
Jai Shankar University of Manitoba
Session 2: Panel Discussion

Session 3: Updates in stroke prevention

Mike Sharma
Factor XIA inhibition with asundexian in acute non-cardioembolic stroke or high-risk transient ischemic attack: Primary results of the OCEANIC-STROKE trial
Mike Sharma McMaster University
Ashkan Shoamanesh
Qualifying ischemic stroke subtypes and response to asundexian: Prespecified secondary analysis of the OCEANIC-STROKE trial
Ashkan Shoamanesh McMaster University
Session 3: Panel Discussion

Session 4: Updates in stroke risk reduction and long-term outcomes

Souvik Sen
Regular dental care and reduced risk of secondary ischemic stroke in patients with cardiovascular disease
Souvik Sen University of South Carolina
George Howard
Assessment of the potential for stroke risk reduction following carotid revascularization to extend beyond 4 years: CREST-2
George Howard University of Alabama at Birmingham
Session 4: Panel Discussion

Session 5: Innovations in stroke health services and systems of care 

Shan Sui Nio
Diagnostic yield of cardiac CT to detect cardiac thrombi in acute ischemic stroke: An individual patient data meta-analysis
Shan Sui Nio Amsterdam UMC
Wookjin Yan
Efficacy and safety of a patch-type cardiac monitor for diagnosing paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in embolic stroke of undetermined source patients with left atrial enlargement (SOLO-ESUS): A randomized controlled trial
Wookjin Yan Asan Medical Center
Mauricio Concha
Timely door-to-reversal in anticoagulation-associated intracranial hemorrhage: Rate limiting steps and predictors in a multicenter observational study
Mauricio Concha Intercoastal Medical Group
Session 5: Panel Discussion
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