OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Stroke is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Prehospital blood pressure lowering in patients with ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	2152
Effectiveness and safety of secondary prevention of non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants use by drug type in Asian patients	293
Hematological disorders and stroke	255
Blood pressure threshold and outcomes after successful endovascular thrombectomy	210
The lifetime burden following stroke: Long term impact of stroke on survival and quality of life	176
Efficacy and safety of vitamin-K antagonists and direct oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in patients with heart failure and sinus rhythm: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of ran	142
Intravenous thrombolysis in acute ischemic minor stroke: A Danish nationwide cohort study	83
Mechanical thrombectomy after acute ischemic stroke in patients with left ventricular assist devices: A nationwide analysis	77
Association of statin use and lipid levels with cerebral microbleeds and intracranial hemorrhage in patients with atrial fibrillation: A prospective cohort study	65
Clinical change during inter-hospital transfer for thrombectomy: Incidence, associated factors, and relationship with outcome	63
Predictors of futile recanalization in ischemic stroke patients with low baseline NIHSS	54
International Care Bundle Evaluation in Cerebral Hemorrhage Research (I-CATCHER): Study protocol for a multicenter, batched, parallel, cluster-randomized trial with a baseline period	53
17th World Stroke Congress, 22-24 October 2025, Barcelona, Spain	52
Nontyphoidal salmonellosis is associated with an increased risk of stroke: Insights from multinational real-world data	51
Association of circulating CD34+ cells level and prognosis after ischemic stroke	47
Pretreatment predictors of very poor clinical outcomes in medium vessel occlusion stroke patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy	46
The relationship between neurological function trajectory, assessed by repeated NIHSS measurement, and long-term cardiovascular events, recurrent stroke, and mortality after ischemic stroke	46
Validation and comparison of multiple risk scores for prediction of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage after intravenous thrombolysis in VISTA	43
Vertebrobasilar ischemia: Some less recognized aspects	43
15th World Stroke Congress, 10-12 October 2023, Toronto, Canada: Late Breaking Abstracts	40
Dual antiplatelet Use for extended period taRgeted to AcuTe ischemic stroke with presumed atherosclerotic OrigiN (DURATION) trial: Rationale and design	39
Effect of the Shanghai Stroke Service System (4S) on the quality of stroke care and outcomes: A prospective quality improvement project	39
Early penumbral FLAIR changes predict tissue fate in patients with large vessel occlusions	38
Personalized knowledge to reduce the risk of stroke (PERKS-International): Protocol for a randomized controlled trial	35
Cerebral microinfarcts revisited: Detection, causes, and clinical relevance	34

Cognitive impairment in acute ischemic stroke patients with early vs. delayed antihypertensive treatment: a prespecified analysis of CATIS-2 trial	34
Do self-management interventions improve self-efficacy and health-related quality of life after stroke? A systematic review	34
Retinal parameters, cortical cerebral microinfarcts, and their interaction with cognitive impairment	34
Cognitive impairment after a stroke in young adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis	34
A systematic review and synthesis of global stroke guidelines on behalf of the World Stroke Organization	33
Characteristics and outcomes in patients with in-hospital stroke: Japan stroke data bank	33
Japan Stroke Society Guideline 2021 for the Treatment of Stroke	33
Persistent penumbral profiles indicate a potentially good outcome in acute stroke patients without major reperfusion	33
International research priority setting exercises in stroke: A systematic review	32
Pre-treatment lesional volume in older stroke patients treated with endovascular treatment	32
White matter hyperintensities are independently associated with systemic vascular aging and cerebrovascular dysfunction	31
Analysis of brain edema in RHAPSODY	30
Author Index	30
The quality disparity of stroke care over time: An analysis based on the national dataset from 2011 to 2017	29
Stroke services in Africa: What is there and what is needed	27
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis due to vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia in middle-income countries	27
Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Thrombolytics Among Patients with Emergent Intracranial Stenting After Thrombectomy: Subanalysis of the RESISTANT Registry	26
IMPETUS Stroke: Assessment of hospital infrastructure and workflow for implementation of uniform stroke care pathway in India	26
Incidence and outcome of pediatric moyamoya disease in the Republic of Korea: A nationwide study	26
Multi-population genome-wide association study identifies multiple novel loci associated with asymptomatic intracranial large artery stenosis	26
World Stroke Organization (WSO) factsheets on stroke, and WSO/World Hypertension League guidance on management of hypertension post stroke	26
Systematic review: Pharmacological interventions for the treatment of post-stroke fatigue	25
The World Stroke Academy: A World Stroke Organization global pathway to improve knowledge in stroke care	25
The association between inpatient rehabilitation intensity and outcomes after stroke in Ontario, Canada	25
Short-term effect of PM2.5 on stroke in susceptible populations: A case-crossover study	24
Reperfusion-dependent treatment effects of thrombectomy in patients with large ischemic infarcts	24
Treatment for intracerebral hemorrhage: Dawn of a new era	24
Development of a questionnaire to identify persons with a family history of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage	24
A novel rendezvous approach between mobile stroke units and EMS improves timely thrombolysis in rural areas	24
15th World Stroke Congress, 10-12 October 2023, Toronto, Canada: Author Index	24
Abstracts presented at Stroke 2023 – The Combined Stroke Society of Australasia and Smart Strokes Nursing and Allied Health Scientific Meeting, 22-25 August 2023, Melbourne, Australia	23
Effect of history of hypertension on efficacy of clopidogrel-aspirin in ischemic stroke	22
Differences in acute ischemic stroke treatment: A cross-sectional study from international Registry of Stroke Care Quality (RES-Q)	22
World Stroke Organization and World Hypertension League position statement on hypertension control strategies in prevention and management of stroke	22
Endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke beyond the 24-h time window: Selection by target mismatch profile	22
A Phase III, prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of thrombolysis in imaging-eligible, late-window patients to assess the efficacy and safety of tenecteplase (TIMELESS): Rat	21
Gait in cerebral small vessel disease, pre-dementia, and dementia: A systematic review	21
Remote ischemic conditioning for stroke: A critical systematic review	21
Is telestroke more effective than conventional treatment for acute ischemic stroke? A systematic review and meta-analysis of patient outcomes and thrombolysis rates	20
Cerebral microbleeds and asundexian in non-cardioembolic ischemic stroke: Secondary analyses of the PACIFIC-STROKE randomized trial	20
Modification effects of immigration status and comorbidities on associations of heat and heatwave with stroke morbidity	20
Reperfusion therapy for stroke: From improving global access, to thrombectomy beyond 24 hours	19
Low vegetable consumption doubles the odds of stroke among people with hypertension: Findings from the SIREN Study in West Africa	19
Thrombectomy, remote ischemic conditioning, and cerebral microbleeds in cognition	19
Global stroke statistics 2023: Availability of reperfusion services around the world	19
Stroke characteristics and outcomes in urban Tanzania: Data from the Prospective Lake Zone Stroke Registry	18
Significance of cerebral microinfarcts in antiphospholipid syndrome: A population-based study	18
Predictors of poor outcome in acute stroke patients with posterior cerebral artery occlusion and medical management	18
Early-onset delirium after spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage	17
Clinical features, including atypical symptoms, associated with acute cerebral ischaemia on DWI-MRI in suspected TIA and minor stroke	17

Prevalence, patterns, and predictors of patient-reported non-motor outcomes at 30 days after acute stroke: Prospective observational hospital cohort study	17
Meteorological factors and risk of ischemic stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, and subarachnoid hemorrhage: A time-stratified case-crossover study	17
J-shape relation of blood pressure reduction and outcome in acute intracerebral hemorrhage: A pooled analysis of INTERACT2 and ATACH-II individual participant data	17
Geo-spatial analysis of acute ischemic stroke reperfusion treatment in India: An assessment of distribution and access to centers	17
Non-pharmacological interventions for the treatment of post-stroke fatigue: A systematic review	16
An exploration of serious falls after stroke using a large international stroke rehabilitation database	16
Abstracts presented at the SMART STROKES Conference 2022 18-19^th August, Sydney, NSW	16
Enhanced versus standard hydration in acute ischemic stroke: REVIVE—A randomized clinical trial	16
Trends in sex differences of functional outcome after intravenous thrombolysis in patients with acute ischemic stroke	16
Chronic ischemic lesions and presence of patent foramen ovale in young adults with embolic stroke of undetermined source: Results of the young ESUS patient registry	16
Female hormonal and reproductive factors and the risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage	16
Transient brain ischemic symptoms and the presence of ischemic lesions at neuroimaging: Results from the READAPT study	16
Trends in the incidence of stroke and its subtypes from 1963 to 2018 in Japanese urban and rural communities: The Circulatory Risk in Communities Study (CIRCS)	15
Safety and Tolerability of Rinvecalinase Alfa (DM199) for Acute Ischemic Stroke (ReMEDy1)	15
Thrombocytopenia as a predictor of hematoma expansion and mortality in intracerebral hemorrhage	15
Mechanical thrombectomy with intra-arterial thrombolysis versus mechanical thrombectomy alone in patients with acute ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Which cutoff value of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment should be used for post-stroke cognitive impairment? A systematic review and meta-analysis on diagnostic test accuracy	15
International practice patterns and perspectives on endovascular therapy for the treatment of cerebral venous thrombosis	15
Early neurological improvement with deferoxamine after intracerebral hemorrhage: A post hoc analysis of the i-DEF trial	14
Telemedicine networks for acute stroke: An analysis of global coverage, gaps, and opportunities	14
Control intervention design for preclinical and clinical trials: Consensus-based core recommendations from the third Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable	14
Stroke severity and outcomes in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage on anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents: An analysis from the Japan Stroke Data Bank	14
Association between herpes zoster infection and the risk of stroke: A population-based nested case–control study	13
Tea and coffee consumption and risk of acute stroke: The INTERSTROKE Study	13
Indian Trial of Tranexamic acid in Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage study protocol	13
Endovascular thrombectomy in young patients with stroke	13
Increasing burden of stroke in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence, incidence, mortality, and case fatality	13
Stroke in Latin America: Systematic review of incidence, prevalence, and case-fatality in 1997–2021	13
The AHA/ASA and DSM-V diagnostic criteria for vascular cognitive impairment identify cases with predominant vascular pathology	13
Validation of the Black-&-White sign to predict intracerebral hematoma expansion in the multi-center PREDICT study cohort	13
Associations between pre-stroke physical activity levels and health-related quality of life 3 months after stroke: A registry-based study (part of PAPSIGOT)	13
A phase III, multi-arm multi-stage covariate-adjusted response-adaptive randomized trial to determine optimal early mobility training after stroke (AVERT DOSE)	13
Should we adjudicate outcomes in stroke trials? A systematic review	13
Risk factors related to early neurological deterioration in lacunar stroke and its influence on functional outcome	12
The diversity of global stroke research in the IJS	12
Large vessel occlusive stroke with milder baseline severity shows better collaterals and reduced harm from thrombectomy transfer delays	12
Association of post-stroke fatigue with physical activity and physical fitness: A systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Modifiable vascular risk factors contribute to stroke in 1080 NOTCH3 R544C carriers in Taiwan Biobank	12
World Stroke Organization (WSO): Global Stroke Fact Sheet 2022	12
Six years of the Angels Initiative: Aims, achievements, and future directions to improve stroke care worldwide	12
Temporal trends and practice variation in early repair of the ruptured aneurysm among patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in the United States, 2012–2019	12
Intracranial atherosclerosis: Review of imaging features and advances in diagnostics	12
A Systematic Review of Causal Pathways of Socioeconomic Inequalities in Stroke	11
Intravenous thrombolysis in patients with acute ischemic stroke and cerebral microbleeds: Results from the ENCHANTED trial	11
Lipid-lowering therapies and long-term stroke prevention in East Asians: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	11
No-reflow phenomenon in stroke patients: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of clinical data	11
Telomere length and stroke recurrence after ischemic stroke and TIA	11
Diagnosis and management of cerebral amyloid angiopathy: a scientific statement from the International CAA Association and the World Stroke Organization	11
Results of an international survey on the status of prehospital care	11
Cost-effectiveness of testing for CYP2C19 loss-of-function carriers following transient ischemic attack/minor stroke: A Canadian perspective	11
Treatments to improve recovery after stroke	11
A roadmap for research in post-stroke fatigue: Consensus-based core recommendations from the third Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable	11
How should we measure physical activity after stroke? An international consensus	10
Long-term recovery of disabling ischemic stroke: five-year follow-up of a prospective cohort study	10
Global, regional, and national burden of stroke attributable to extreme low temperatures, 1990–2019: A global analysis	10
Lung cancer is associated with acute ongoing cerebral ischemia: A population-based study	10
Recurrent ischemic stroke in young adults: A multicenter cohort study, systematic review, and meta-analysis	10
Monitoring for atrial fibrillation prior to patent foramen ovale closure after cryptogenic stroke	10
The Twitter factor: How does Twitter impact #Stroke journals and citation rates?	10
Early neurological deterioration in acute lacunar ischemic stroke: Systematic review of incidence, mechanisms, and prospects for treatment	10
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and their impact on outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy	10
Clinical characteristics and outcome in expansive compared with steno-occlusive mural hematoma in spontaneous cervical artery dissection	10
Author Index	10
The risk of femoral fracture is increased in patients with ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack—a population-based observational secondary analysis of the Austrian stroke cohort	9
Corrigendum to: World Stroke Organization (WSO): Global Stroke Fact Sheet 2022	9
Comparison of endoscopic and open surgery in life-threatening large spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage: A propensity-matched analysis	9
Evaluation of acute mechanical revascularization in minor stroke (NIHSS score ⩽ 5) and large vessel occlusion: The MOSTE multicenter, randomized, clinical trial protocol	9
Evolution of quality indicators in acute stroke during the RACECAT Trial: Impact in the general population	9
Optimal markers of treatment response to vasodilatory drugs in small vessel disease: An OxHARP trial analysis	9
Hyperglycaemia does not modify the efficacy of endovascular therapy in the late time window (6–24 hours)	9
Plasma metabolites, systolic blood pressure, lifestyle, and stroke risk: A prospective cohort study	9
Associated demographic factors for the recurrence and prognosis of stroke patients within a multiethnic Asian population	9
Global stroke statistics 2022	9
Characteristics, clinical practice patterns, and outcomes of strokes in India: INSPIRE—A multicentre prospective study	9
Addressing sex and gender differences in stroke risk and management: A Scientific Statement from the World Stroke Organization	9
Prevalence of, and risk factors for, cognitive impairment in lacunar stroke	9
Effect of pioglitazone on vascular events in post-stroke cognitive impairment: Post hoc analysis of the IRIS trial	9
Optimal timing of anticoagulation after acute ischemic stroke with atrial fibrillation (OPTIMAS): Protocol for a randomized controlled trial	8
Advancing stroke safety and efficacy through early tirofiban administration after intravenous thrombolysis: The multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind ASSET IT trial protocol	8
Association of air pollution with acute ischemic stroke risk in Singapore: a time-stratified case-crossover study	8

How genetics is impacting on stroke, thrombolysis for central retinal artery occlusion, and cerebral microinfarcts	8
20th UK Stroke Forum Conference, 25-27 November 2025, Aberdeen, Scotland	8
Predictors of post-stroke cognitive impairment using acute structural MRI neuroimaging: A systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Thrombectomy in ischemic stroke patients with large core but minor ischemic changes on non-enhanced computed tomography	8
Late Breaking Abstracts	8
Association of LDL-cholesterol <1.8 mmol/L and statin use with the recurrence of intracerebral hemorrhage	8
The incidence of pediatric ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis	8
The effect of metabolic syndrome and/or hyperglycemia on outcomes of acute ischemic stroke patients treated with intravenous thrombolysis	8
The return of in-person stroke conferences, thrombectomy for basilar occlusion, and advances in intracerebral hemorrhage	8
RESCUE BT 2, a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy trial of intravenous tirofiban in acute ischemic stroke: Study rationale and design	8
Vascular cognitive impairment and dementia: Mechanisms, treatment, and future directions	7
Sleep disorders as both risk factors for, and a consequence of, stroke: A narrative review	7
Canadian Stroke Congress, 28-29 November 2024, Calgary, Alberta, Canada	7
The association of arterial stiffness index with cerebrovascular and cardiometabolic disease: A Mendelian randomization study	7
Associations between systolic blood pressure and infarct growth after thrombectomy for acute stroke: A retrospective observational study	7
Clinical, imaging, and management features of symptomatic carotid web: Insight from CAROWEB registry	7
Association of first-line thrombectomy technique and outcome in late-window large vessel occlusion strokes: A post hoc analysis of the MR CLEAN-LATE trial	7
Prevalence of carotid plaques with high-risk features in embolic stroke of undetermined source: Systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Optimal use of antithrombotic agents in ischemic stroke with atrial fibrillation and large artery atherosclerosis	7
Stroke in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the incidence and case-fatality rates	7
The effect of body mass index on stroke prognosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 32 cohort studies with 330,353 patients	7
Declining first-ever stroke incidence rates in 15- to 54-year-old residents of Tartu, Estonia, from 1991 to 2017	7
A scoping review of stroke registers in Sub-Saharan Africa	7
Influenza vaccination for prevention of death and major cardiovascular events in patients with a history of stroke: A subanalysis of the VIP-ACS trial	7
The World Stroke Organization future leaders program: Building leadership capacity in global stroke care	7
The association between rheumatoid arthritis and stroke risk by serologic status and stroke subtypes	7
Stroke and high-risk TIA outcomes with reduction of treatment duration when treatment initiated in emergency rooms (SHORTER-study)	7
Thanks to our reviewers, and editorial board changes	7
A randomized controlled trial of Scanning Eye trAining as a Rehabilitation Choice for Hemianopia after stroke (SEARCH)	7
Long-term outcome of young patients after ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack: Insights from a multicenter study	6
Statin use is associated with reduced risk of incident intracerebral hemorrhage: A prospective population-based cohort study	6
STROKE 2022, 31^st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Stroke Society of Australasia 2022, 31^st August - 2^nd September 2022, Christchurch, New Zealand	6
Prevalence and Predictors of Atrial Fibrillation Detected After Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis	6
Association of statin pre-treatment with baseline stroke severity and outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke and received reperfusion treatment: An observational study	6
Poor collateral flow with severe hypoperfusion explains worse outcome in acute stroke patients with atrial fibrillation	6
Early antiplatelet for minor stroke following thrombolysis (EAST): Rationale and design	6
Efficacy of five strategies to improve stroke action awareness in Spanish-speaking adults: A randomized comparison	6
Sex differences in histopathological markers of cerebral amyloid angiopathy and related hemorrhage	6
Efficacy and safety of intravenous alteplase for unknown onset stroke on prior antiplatelet therapy: Post hoc analysis of the EOS individual participant data	6
The global burden of cerebral small vessel disease in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Periodontal disease is associated with increased stroke risk, an association partially mediated by inflammation	6
Ten-year trends in sex differences in cardiovascular risk factors, in-hospital management, and outcomes of ischemic stroke in China: Analyses of a nationwide serial cross-sectional survey from 2005 to	6
Cerebrospinal fluid volume improves prediction of malignant edema after endovascular treatment of stroke	6
Decline in spontaneous cervical artery dissection incidence during COVID-19 public health measures: Evidence for a role of upper respiratory infections in pathogenesis	6
Association between blood pressure and different antihypertensive drugs with outcome after ischemic stroke: A Mendelian randomization study	6
Risk of long-term post-stroke dementia using a linked dataset of patients with ischemic stroke without a history of dementia	6
16th World Stroke Congress, 23-26 October 2024, Abu Dhabi, UAE	6
A randomized controlled trial of medication adherence and management of risk factors for secondary prevention of stroke (MaMoRS) using a smartphone-based application	6
Stroke etiology was associated with tirofiban efficacy in acute ischemic stroke without endovascular treatment: A pre-specified subgroup analysis of the TREND trial	6
Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome: A review of pathogenesis, clinical presentation, and treatment	5
What is new in hyperacute stroke management?	5
Reclassification and risk stratification of embolic stroke of undetermined source by ASCOD phenotyping	5
Plaque features and lenticulostriate artery morphology in unexplained early neurological deterioration in symptomatic MCA stenosis: A 7 T MRI study	5
The frequency of imaging markers adjusted for time since symptom onset in intracerebral hemorrhage: A novel predictor for hematoma expansion	5
Are central and systemic inflammation associated with fatigue in cerebral small vessel disease?	5
18th UK Stroke Forum conference, 4 - 6 December 2023, ICC Birmingham, UK	5
Lost to follow-up in randomized clinical trials on long-term patient management following stroke: A cross-sectional survey	5
Imaging markers of intracerebral hemorrhage expansion in patients with unclear symptom onset	5
Predicting post-stroke cognitive impairment using electronic health record data	5
The MAPSTROKE project: A computational strategy to improve access to acute stroke care	5
Shared genetic background between SARS-CoV-2 infection and large artery stroke	5
Acetylsalicylic acid and subarachnoid hemorrhage in the Nurses’ Health Study	5
Sex differences in the symptom presentation of stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Mechanical thrombectomy for large vessel occlusion between 6 and 24 h: outcome comparison of DEFUSE-3/DAWN eligible versus non-eligible patients	5
Implementation of increased physical therapy intensity for improving walking after stroke: Walk ’n watch protocol for a multisite stepped-wedge cluster-randomized controlled trial	5
Prevalence, measurement, and implications of frailty in stroke survivors: An analysis of three global aging cohorts	5
Ischemic stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation and a recent ischemic stroke, TIA, or intracranial hemorrhage: A World Stroke Organization (WSO) scientific statement	5
Long-term functional outcomes among patients surviving aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: The KOSCO study	5
Association between time and severe hypoperfusion with risk of hemorrhagic transformation in stroke patients	5
Syphilis and ischemic stroke: Old question revisited by a nationwide cohort study	5
Three major global stroke challenges: Intracranial stenosis, atrial fibrillation, and cerebral small vessel disease	5
Real-world comparison of dual versus single antiplatelet treatment in patients with non-cardioembolic mild-to-moderate ischemic stroke: A propensity matched analysis	5
Does stroke-associated pneumonia play an important role on risk of in-hospital mortality associated with severe stroke? A four-way decomposition analysis of a national cohort of stroke patients	5
Timing of starting anticoagulation following decompressive surgery for cerebral vein and sinus thrombosis: An observational study	5
Detecting acute ischemic lesions using mobile, low-field MRI in TIA and minor stroke in the emergency room	5
Duration of dual-antiplatelet therapy after stent-assisted coil for unruptured intracranial aneurysm: A nationwide cohort study	5
Global, regional, and national temporal trends of diet-related ischemic stroke mortality and disability from 1990 to 2019	5
Association of total and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity with stroke risk: A dose–response meta-analysis of 2,639,086 participants from 14 international prospective cohort studies	5
Incidence and risk factors for hypotension after carotid artery stenting: Systematic review and meta-analysis	5
New cardiovascular events in the convalescent period among survivors of SARS-CoV-2 infection	4
Early or late initiation of dabigatran versus vitamin-K-antagonists in acute ischemic stroke or TIA: The PRODAST study	4
Evaluation of mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke related to a distal arterial occlusion: A randomized controlled trial	4
Non–ECG-gated cardiac CT angiography in acute stroke is feasible and detects sources of embolism	4
Avoiding gaps after stroke unit care: Impact of direct transition to inpatient neurorehabilitation on post-stroke outcomes	4
Safety and efficacy of tenecteplase versus alteplase in stroke patients with carotid tandem lesions: Results from the AcT trial	4
Living losses in stroke caregiving: A qualitative systematic review of systematic reviews on psycho-socio-emotional challenges and coping mechanisms	4
Severe lupus flare is associated with a much higher risk of stroke among patients with SLE	4
Association between spontaneous internal carotid artery dissection and perivascular adipose tissue attenuation on computed tomography angiography	4
Empiric treatment with aspirin and ticagrelor is the most cost-effective strategy in patients with minor stroke or transient ischemic attack	4
Diagnosing vascular cognitive impairment: Current challenges and future perspectives	4
Association between live herpes-zoster vaccine and stroke risk: A population-based nested case–control study	4
Variations in the prevalence of atrial fibrillation, and in the strength of its association with ischemic stroke, in countries with different income levels: INTERSTROKE case–control study	4
Clusters of parental socioeconomic status in early childhood and inherited risk for cerebrovascular disease until mid-life—Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966	4
Effect of Protein Supplementation on Cardiorespiratory Fitness with Aerobic Training in Chronic Stroke: a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.	4
The global burden of stroke	4