Expanded eligibility for advanced stroke therapies and new recommendations for diagnosing and treating stroke in children and adults are among the major updates in the new 2026 Guideline for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke from the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, published today in the Association’s flagship journal Stroke.
According to the American Heart Association’s 2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics, stroke is now the #4 leading cause of death in the U.S. Every year, nearly 800,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke, and it is also a leading cause of serious, long-term disability. There are several types of strokes. Ischemic stroke is the most common type and occurs when blood flow to the brain is suddenly blocked in a…