
We are well into 2025 and deep into winter in the Northern Hemisphere. In the spirit of a year in review, we thought it might be helpful to overview the key Clinical Practice Guidelines and Scientific Statements from 2024. Did you miss any of these publications? As you plan your 2025 program goals, be sure these documents inform your policies, order sets and procedures!
Guidelines:
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- 2024 Guideline for the Primary Prevention of Stroke: A Guideline from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STR.0000000000000475
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- Guidelines for Seizure Prophylaxis in Patients Hospitalized with Nontraumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Clinical Practice Guideline for Health Care Professionals from the Neurocritical Care Society https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12028-024-02183-z
Scientific Statements:
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- Treatment and Outcomes of Cervical Artery Dissection in Adults: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STR.0000000000000457
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- Impact of Sleep Disorders and Disturbed Sleep on Brain Health: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STR.0000000000000453
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- Diagnosis and Management of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STR.0000000000000456
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- Nursing Wellness in Academic and Clinical Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.124.038199
Reports:
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- 2024 AHA/ASA Performance and Quality Measures for Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Report from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STR.0000000000000464
While US stroke programs primarily refer to US based organizations for guidelines, you may be interested in guidelines published from the global stroke community:
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- European Stroke Organization and European Society for Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy Guideline on Acute Management of Basilar Artery Occlusion. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23969873241257223
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- European Stroke Organization Guidelines onhttps://strokechallenges.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=3782&action=edit&classic-editor__forget&classic-editor#save the Diagnosis and Management of Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23969873241247978
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- A Systematic Review and Synthesis of Global Stroke Guidelines on Behalf of the World Stroke Organization. This document was published in 2023 but provides insight into previous stroke guidelines from across the globe. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17474930231156753
We hope you have a chance to connect with each other at the International Stroke Conference (ISC) or other upcoming conferences and networking events. If you aren’t able to attend ISC in person or virtually, we will send a summary of key learnings after the conference.