Lauren Sansing, MD, MS, FAHA, FANA
The International Stroke Conference (ISC) is one of the premier gatherings for stroke professionals worldwide, hosted annually by the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Stroke Association (ASA). This year’s event, hosted February 5-7 in Los Angeles, California, included over 4500 attendees from more than 60 countries, comprising stroke neurologists, interventional radiologists, emergency medicine physicians, neurosurgeons, and researchers, among others.
Over 1400 abstracts were submitted to the conference, with a diverse range of topics, such as acute stroke management, prevention, health systems improvement, and neuroimaging techniques. The meeting also featured more than 10 late-breaking trials, many of which focused on…