How is innovation in stroke care guided by contemporary clinical trials? This was the question NeuroNews put to Atul Gupta, the Chief Medical Officer of Diagnosis & Treatment at Philips, who discussed what he sees as the recent trials...

NOTE: This video is ONLY available to watch in selected countries and geographies Edgar Samaniego (University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA) discusses his experiences to date with one of the latest technologies in the mechanical thrombectomy space—the CEREGLIDE™ 71...

After providing NeuroNews with an overview of the recent history of arteriovenous malformation (AVM) treatment in a previous video interview, Christophe Cognard (Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France) summarises his own preferred approach to these cases, and takes a more...

Recently, NeuroNews caught up with Christophe Cognard (Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France) to discuss the current landscape of arteriovenous malformation (AVM) care. Cognard outlines the growing evidence and ongoing research that appear to contrast with seminal findings from ARUBA—a...

NOTE: This video is ONLY available to watch in selected countries and geographies  Interventional neuroradiologists Vincent Costalat (University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France) and Marios Psychogios (University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland) are currently focused on two very different matters...

There are multiple components of the PROST randomised controlled trial’s (RCT) design that set it apart from prior studies and make it somewhat unique in the stroke thrombectomy space. At this year’s European Society of Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy...

The Nautilus system (Endostream Medical)—a self-conforming intrasaccular flow diverter intended for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms—heralds the “next evolution” in these types of neurovascular devices. That is according to J Mocco (Mount Sinai, New York, USA), who spoke to...

Transradial access, whereby the vasculature is navigated to via the radial artery in the wrist, has been a topic of much debate in the neurovascular space over the past few years. Despite demonstrating promising advantages and being advocated for...

 Female representation in the neurointerventional world may be growing, but Johanna Fifi (Mount Sinai, New York, USA) and Anne-Christine Januel (Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France) believe much more work can—and will—be done to carry this even further in the...

NOTE: This video is ONLY available to watch in selected countries and geographies  Much of the clinical success that can be achieved with aspiration-based mechanical thrombectomy is dependent on the characteristics and features of the specific device being used....

 At Stryker, we invest in clinical trials and registries to advance stroke care. In this video, Markus Möhlenbruch discusses the most significant studies that have demonstrated the safety and efficacy of Trevo Retrievers over the last decade. You can count on...

NOTE: This video is ONLY available to watch in selected countries and geographies Principal investigators Urs Fischer (University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland) and Jan Gralla (University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland) provide insights on the results from SWIFT-DIRECT—a...

 Following the presentation of first-in-human cases with the GECKO system at the 2022 European Society of Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy (ESMINT) congress (7–9 September, Nice, France), Basecamp Vascular (BCV) CEO and co-founder Raphaël Blanc (Foundation Rothschild Hospital, Paris, France)...

 The urgent need for more comprehensive, standardised thrombectomy services is starting to be recognised and acted upon across Western Europe, but—as discussions at this year’s European Society of Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy (ESMINT) congress (7–9 September, Nice, France) revealed—many countries in...

 Based on his leading experience with the hydrophilic polymer coating (HPC)-coated pEGASUS stent (phenox) at his centre, and positive, early observations of this easy-to-use device, André Kemmling (University Medical Center Marburg, Marburg, Germany) details the benefits of surface modification in treating...

NOTE: This video is ONLY available to watch in selected countries and geographies  Given the array of potential benefits associated with robotic-assisted techniques in the neurointervention space—including improved precision and control, as well as reduced radiation exposure and infection...

Osama O Zaidat (Toledo, USA) speaks to NeuroNews about mechanical thrombectomy and the COMPLETE registry dataset—recently published in the Stroke journal —which was designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Penumbra System (Penumbra) in a real-world setting. The system was shown to be...

Rishi Gupta (Wellstar Neuroscience Institute, Marietta, USA) presents the first analysis of the ASSIST registry, a Stryker-sponsored study that collected real-world data on thrombectomy techniques using Stryker’s Total Stroke portfolio. This core lab adjudicated study enrolled 1,500 subjects across...

 In the fourth and final instalment of a NeuroNews video series, Jeffrey Saver (University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA) outlines why a diffusion of responsibility—as compared to more traditional, in-person care approaches—is one of...

Jeffrey Saver (University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA) details what he feels is the “greatest concern” when it comes to the implementation of robot-assisted systems and remote care protocols within neurointerventional practices—potential harm to...

 Jeffrey Saver (University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA) highlights financial benefits, the phenomenon of ‘training time bias’, and a number of other potential conflicts of interest as important factors that apply to neurointerventionists deploying...

In the first instalment of a four-part video series on NeuroNews, Jeffrey Saver (University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA) introduces the topic of robotics in neurointerventional surgery and outlines the ethical implications such technologies...

 “Like anything in the medical community, there can be positive and negative,” Agnieszka Solberg (Bismarck, USA) tells NeuroNews discussing the impact of social media in the fields of interventional and neurointerventional radiology. As a founder of the RadChicks movement—an online...

 “We are starting to help patients in ways that we did not think were possible,” Thomas Oxley (Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, USA) tells NeuroNews, referring to the potential of brain-computer interface (BCI) technology. Alongside his role as a vascular...

 “I have tried several devices in the last 10 or 20 years, but I think this is absolutely different—this is the first time that we have treated non-vascular problems endovascular solution,” Pedro Lylyk (Clinica Sagrada Familia, Buenos Aires,...

 Stephanie Vanterpool (Knoxville, USA) talks to NeuroNews about how outreach can be used to address the disparities between white and underrepresented minority patients when it comes to accessing neuromodulation therapies. A recent study, which looked at 1.2 million patients with...

   Mark H Paul, president of the Neurovascular division at Stryker, spoke to NeuroNews, for a launch of a new column titled MedTech Insights. Paul, who has over three decades of experience in the “less invasive” medical device industry and...

Azam Ahmed (Madison, USA; moderator) was joined by Demetrius Lopes (Chicago, USA) and Dan Gibson (Milwaukee, USA) as part of a special live NeuroNews webinar titled ‘Early adopters are changing the game in neurointerventional surgery’.   The webinar gave a global audience the chance to learn more about how three centres are utilising new functionalities of the ARTIS icono (Siemens Healthineers) angiography...

Mayank Goyal and Johanna Ospel, both from the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, talk to NeuroNews about the challenges facing stroke care five years after endovascular therapy became the standard. But, as Goyal posits, “Right now, it is difficult...

Mario Muto (Naples, Italy), president of WFITN 2019 (World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology; 21-24 October; Naples, Italy), talks to BLearning Neuro about challenges in the neuroradiology field. Muto says that while endovascular, minimally invasive treatments being offered to treat stroke...

Joanna Schaafsma (Toronto, Canada) talks to BLearning Neuro at WFITN 2019 (World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology; 21–24 October; Naples, Italy) about the potential benefits and downsides of intracranial vessel wall imaging in stroke patients. Intracranial vessel wall imaging “mostly benefits”...

Waleed Brinjikji talks to BLearning Neuro at WFITN 2019 (World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology; 21–24 October, Naples, Italy) about his presentation on selective brain cooling, a process where the internal carotid artery or the middle cerebral artery are cooled by either...

Jacques Moret (Paris, France) talks to BLearning Neuro about his presentation titled ‘Past, present and future of neuroradiology’ at ESMINT 2019 (European Society of Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy; 4–6 September 2019; Nice, France). Moret says that the discipline of neuroradiology was, in the...

Laurent Pierot (Reims, France) talks to BLearning Neuro at ESMINT 2019 (European Society of Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy; 4–6 September; Nice, France) about the HPC (Hydrophilic Polymer Coating) surface modification technology (phenox) which he says is “very innovative” and could, in the future,...

Urs Fischer talks to BLearning Neuro at ESMINT 2019 (European Society of Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy; 4–6 September 2019; Nice, France) about some of the differences regarding symptoms and treatment of stroke in children and adults. Fischer says that stroke in children is...

Mika Niemelä (Helsinki, Finland) talks to BLearning Neuro about the ‘Decision making in unruptured aneurysms’ session he chaired at ESMINT 2019 (European Society of Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy; 4–6 September; Nice, France). Niemelä touches upon his own talk on the pathology of aneurysm walls...

Patrick Brouwer (Stockholm, Sweden) talks to BLearning at SNIS 2019 (22–25 July, Miami, USA) about some of the issues associated with early flow diverters and why there is “not a lot of understanding going on with flow diverters at the moment”. The “biggest...

Donald Frei (Denver, USA) talks to BLearning at SNIS 2019 (22–25 July, Miami, USA) to discuss recent data from the cohort of thrombectomy trials which has shown a “benefit” for stroke patients with lower ASPECTS (Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Scores). “What...

Matthew Gounis (Worcester, USA) talks to BLearning at SNIS 2019 (22–25 July, Miami, USA) about the current state of ischaemic stroke therapy. Gounis notes that seven randomised controlled trials conducted in the last five years have shown that mechanical thrombectomy...

Andrew Molyneux (Oxford, UK) spoke to BLearning following his luminary lecture at SNIS 2019 (22–25 July, Miami, USA) titled, "Reflections on 30 years of cerebral aneurysm treatment: The impact of the ISAT trial." Molyneux explained that the International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial (ISAT) which...

Marc Ribo (Barcelona, Spain) talks to BLearning at SNIS 2019 (22—25 July, Miami, USA) about the benefits of optimising time to thrombectomy by cutting out imaging and going straight to the angiosuite. Ribo says that in the acute phase of stroke...

This video has been sponsored by Medtronic  With the treatment paradigm for stroke still evolving and the community committed to discovering and implementing the most successful care continuum for patients, the last five years have been one of the most...