JNIS Podcast
89 episodes - English - Latest episode: 24 days ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsThe Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery (JNIS) is a leading peer review journal for scientific research and literature pertaining to the field of neurointerventional surgery. The journal was launched in 2009 following growing professional interest in neurointerventional techniques for the treatment of a range of neurological and vascular problems including stroke, aneurysms, brain tumors, and spinal disorders. JNIS is published by BMJ on behalf of SNIS, it is also the official journal of ESMINT, the Interventional Chapter of ANZSNR, CING, HKSITN, the INR Chapter of NRST and STNI.
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Geographic disparities in high-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage treatment
April 05, 2024 15:59 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBAlis Dicpinigaitis (1) and Dr. Fawaz Al-Mufti (2) join JNIS Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Felipe C. Albuquerque, to discuss the study, "Mapping geographic disparities in treatment and clinical outcomes of high-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in the United States". They explain the findings of their study, covering the predictive impact of factors including age, insurance status, race, and hospital ownership. Read the paper: https://jnis.bmj.com/content/early/2024/02/19/jnis-2023-021330 (1...
Intra-arterial nimodipine treatment of subarachnoid hemorrhage patients
February 13, 2024 10:58 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MBDr. Michael Veldeman (1) joins JNIS Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Felipe C. Albuquerque, to discuss the study, "Intra-arterial nimodipine for the treatment of refractory delayed cerebral ischemia after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage". Dr. Veldeman explains the methods of the study, the growing significance of computerised tomography perfusion imaging in diagnosis of unconscious patients, the use of induced hypertension, and interventional complications that arose when treating subarachnoid hemorr...
Five year results of the Woven EndoBridge Intra-saccular Therapy study (WEB-IT)
December 13, 2023 13:27 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBJNIS Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Felipe C. Albuquerque, is joined from New York by Prof. David Fiorella (1) to discuss the paper, "Safety and effectiveness of the Woven EndoBridge (WEB) system for the treatment of wide necked bifurcation aneurysms: final 5 year results of the pivotal WEB Intra-saccular Therapy study (WEB-IT)". Prof. Fiorella explains the results of this extensive study across 27 locations, with the WEB device proving to be a durably effective and safe endovascular treatment option ...
EVT triage for acute ischemic stroke
October 05, 2023 13:17 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBJNIS Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Felipe C. Albuquerque, is joined from Calgary by Dr. Johanna Ospel (1) to discuss "Recent developments in pre-hospital and in-hospital triage for endovascular stroke treatment", a paper detailing the many aspects of resource allocation when treating stroke patients. Read the paper: https://jnis.bmj.com/content/early/2022/10/14/jnis-2021-018547 (1) Departments of Radiology and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Please subscrib...
Point/Counterpoint: Stenting for idiopathic intracranial hypertension
August 16, 2023 09:58 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBIn this podcast, JNIS Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Felipe C. Albuquerque, speaks with Dr. Michael Levitt (1) and Dr. Colin Derdeyn (2), authors of a pair of editorials discussing the practice of dural venous sinus stenting for patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Point: Dural venous sinus stenting should be considered a first-line treatment option for select patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension https://jnis.bmj.com/content/early/2023/06/20/jnis-2023-020597 Counterp...
Predictors for large vessel recanalization before stroke thrombectomy: the HALT score
May 26, 2023 16:18 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBIn this podcast, JNIS Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Felipe C. Albuquerque, speaks with Dr. Marco Colasurdo (1) and Prof. Dheeraj Gandhi (2), authors of the original research article, "Predictors for large vessel recanalization before stroke thrombectomy: the HALT score" - https://jnis.bmj.com/content/early/2023/04/25/jnis-2023-020220 This paper is free-to-access for a month following the publication of this podcast. Please subscribe to the JNIS Podcast via all podcast platforms, including Apple Po...
Gender disparities in industry compensation and research payments
March 29, 2023 22:19 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBIn this podcast, JNIS Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Felipe C. Albuquerque, speaks with Mariam Kyarunts(1) and Charlotte Michaelcheck(2), contributing authors to the recently published article "Gender disparities in industry compensation and research payments among neurointerventional surgeons in the USA" - https://jnis.bmj.com/content/early/2023/01/23/jnis-2022-019921 This paper is free-to-access for a month following the publication of this podcast. Please subscribe to the JNIS Podcast via all pod...
Mechanical thrombectomy decision making and prognostication: SATIN study
February 08, 2023 17:20 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBIn this podcast, JNIS Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Felipe C. Albuquerque, speaks with Dr. Kyle Fargen(1) about the recently published study "Mechanical thrombectomy decision making and prognostication: Stroke treatment Assessments prior to Thrombectomy In Neurointervention (SATIN) study" - https://jnis.bmj.com/content/early/2023/01/05/jnis-2022-019741.long Please subscribe to the JNIS Podcast via all podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify, to get the lates...
Pregnancy and parental leave for neurointerventional surgeons
January 05, 2023 16:32 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBIn this podcast, JNIS Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Felipe C. Albuquerque, speaks with Dr. Amanda Baker(1) and Dr. Sandra Narayanan(2) about their recently published standard "Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery: position statement on pregnancy and parental leave for physicians practicing neurointerventional surgery" - https://jnis.bmj.com/content/15/1/5. Please subscribe to the JNIS Podcast via all podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify, to get the late...
EVT for acute ischemic stroke in patients with cancer
December 20, 2022 10:32 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBIn this podcast, JNIS Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Felipe C. Albuquerque, speaks with Dr. Krishna C. Joshi(1) and Dr. Michael Chen(2) about their paper "Endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke in patients with cancer: a propensity-matched analysis" - https://jnis.bmj.com/content/14/12/1161. Please subscribe to the JNIS Podcast via all podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify, to get the latest episodes. Also, please consider leaving us a review o...
Cerebrovascular pulsatile tinnitus: causes, treatments, and outcomes
October 31, 2022 13:48 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBIn this podcast, JNIS Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Felipe C. Albuquerque, speaks with Dr. Matthew Amans(1) and Daniel Cummins(2) about their paper "Cerebrovascular pulsatile tinnitus: causes, treatments, and outcomes in 164 patients with neuroangiographic correlation" - https://jnis.bmj.com/content/early/2022/09/08/jnis-2022-019259. Please subscribe to the JNIS Podcast via all podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify, to get the latest episodes. Also, please...
Nationwide rAVM discharge incidence is inversely correlated with uAVM intervention rate
September 07, 2022 11:09 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBThe 2013 ARUBA trial concluded that medical management alone is superior to medical management with interventional therapy for patients with unruptured brain arteriovenous malformations. A study was conducted to analyze AVM treatment and epidemiologic response to the ARUBA trial. Following ARUBA, there has been a stark decrease in interventions for uAVMs. Nationwide rAVM discharge incidence is inversely correlated with uAVM intervention rate. Less uAVM interventions may lead to a substantial ...
Perfusion-guided endovascular super-selective intra-arterial infusion for treatment of brain tumors
June 27, 2022 19:46 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBSurvival for glioblastoma remains very poor despite decades of research, with a 5-year survival of only 5%. Technological improvements that have revolutionized treatment of ischemic stroke and brain aneurysms have great potential in providing more precise and selective delivery of cancer therapeutic agents to brain tumors. In this podcast, JNIS Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Felipe C. Albuquerque speaks with Dr. Stephen Chen (1)and Dr. Peter Kan (2) about their paper "Perfusion-guided endovascular supe...
Comparing treatment outcomes of intracranial bifurcation aneurysms locations using the WEB device
May 17, 2022 23:02 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBThe Woven EndoBridge (WEB) device has FDA approval for treatment of wide-necked intracranial bifurcation aneurysms. It has been shown to result in adequate occlusion in bifurcation aneurysms overall, but its usefulness in the individual bifurcation locations has been evaluated separately only in few case series, which were limited by small sample sizes. In this podcast, JNIS Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Felipe C. Albuquerque, interviews Dr. Nimer Adeeb (1)and Dr. Adam Dmytriw (2) on their paper "Comp...
Sex differences in endovascular thrombectomy outcomes in large vessel occlusion
April 12, 2022 13:52 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBSex disparities in acute ischemic stroke outcomes are well reported with IV thrombolysis. Despite several studies, there is still a lack of consensus on whether endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) outcomes differ between men and women. In this podcast, we discuss the Selection for Endovascular Treatment in Acute Ischemic Stroke (SELECT) study, in which women had similar discharge outcomes as men following EVT, in a propensity-matched cohort, but the improvement from discharge to 90 days was signi...
ESO-ESMINT expedited recommendation on intravenous thrombolysis before mechanical thrombectomy
February 15, 2022 23:24 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBIn the latest podcast, we discuss the joint expedited recommendations from the European Stroke Organisation (ESO) and the European Society for Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy (ESMINT) on indication for intravenous thrombolysis before mechanical thrombectomy in patients with acute ischemic stroke and anterior circulation large vessel occlusion. JNIS Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Felipe C. Albuquerque, interviews Dr. Guillaume Turc, Department of Neurology, GHU Paris Psychiatrie et Neurosciences...
Major complications of dural venous sinus stenting for idiopathic intracranial hypertension
December 13, 2021 11:41 - 21 minutes - 20 MBVenous sinus stenting (VSS) is a safe, effective, and increasingly popular treatment option for selected patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). Serious complications associated with VSS are rarely reported. In this podcast, JNIS Editor-in-Chief, Felipe C. Albuquerque, interviews Dr. Kyle Fargen, from the Department of Neurosurgery, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, about a case series in which serious complications after VSS were identified retrospecti...
COMPASS: intravenous ateplase and the efficacy of aspiration vs. stent retriever thrombectomy
November 17, 2021 16:40 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBIn this podcast, we discuss the COMPASS: a trial of aspiration thrombectomy versus stent retriever thrombectomy as first-line approach for large vessel occlusion, comparing patients with and without prior intravenous (IV) alteplase administration. JNIS Editor-in-Chief, Felipe C. Albuquerque, interviews Maxim Mokin, from the Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA, about the post hoc analysis. which concludes that prior administration of IV alteplas...
Long-term angiographic follow-up following Pipeline embolization of intracranial aneurysms
August 19, 2021 18:06 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBFlow diversion of intracranial aneurysms with the Pipeline Embolization Device (PED) is commonly performed, but the value of long-term angiographic follow-up has not been rigorously evaluated. The study discussed in this podcast examines the prevalence of actionable findings of aneurysm recurrence and development of in-stent stenosis in a cohort of patients that underwent long-term angiographic follow-up at multiple time points. JNIS Editor-In-Chief, Felipe C. Albuquerque, interviews Dr Akash...
Ophthalmic artery occlusion in intra-arterial chemotherapy for retinoblastoma
June 25, 2021 17:39 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBRetinoblastoma is the most common primary intraocular malignancy in children. In this podcast, JNIS Editor-In-Chief Felipe C. Albuquerque and Pascal Jabbour discuss a study from July’s issue, concluding that local factors relating to the chemotherapy and selective microcatheterization of the ophthalmic artery are essential factors in the development of ophthalmic artery thrombosis, as seen by the association of ophthalmic artery thrombosis with the frequency of intra-arterial chemotherapy. D...
Complete flow control in transvenous embolization of cerebral arteriovenous malformations
April 01, 2021 09:45 - 23 minutes - 32.2 MBIn this podcast, JNIS Editor-In-Chief Felipe C. Albuquerque and Adnan Siddiqui discuss a case series that describes complete flow control using concurrent transient rapid ventricular pacing with afferent arterial balloon flow arrest technique as “safe and feasible” for transvenous embolization of select cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVM). Dr Siddiqui (Department of Neurosurgery, University at Buffalo, NY, USA) is the lead author of “Complete flow control using transient concurrent rap...
COVID-19: the downtrend of African American stroke patients receiving mechanical thrombectomy
February 15, 2021 04:50 - 21 minutes - 29.8 MBJNIS Editor-In-Chief, Felipe C. Albuquerque, interviews Sami Al Kasab and Alejandro Spiotta, both from the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA. They discuss the Stroke Thrombectomy and Aneurysm Registry data showing an “alarming downtrend in mechanical thrombectomy rates in African American patients during the COVID-19 pandemic”. Read the related article online (https://jnis.bmj.com/content/early/2021/01/06/neurintsurg-2020-016946) and in the March issue of JNIS. Please subs...
Environmental sustainability in neurointerventional procedures
December 02, 2020 18:22 - 17 minutes - 24.6 MBOperating rooms contribute between 20% to 70% of hospital waste. Neurointerventional procedures, in particular, generate a substantial amount of that waste: an average of 8 kg per case, recently aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic. JNIS Editor-In-Chief, Felipe C. Albuquerque, interviews Pey Ling Shum, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, about her recent paper “Environmental sustainability in neurointerventional procedures: a waste audit” - https://jnis.bmj.com/content/12/11/1053 Plea...
Being a female physician in a male-dominated speciality
September 24, 2020 12:10 - 25 minutes - 59.5 MBSexism is common place in one of the most male-dominated subspecialties in medicine. Despite this, the prevalence of women physicians in neurointervention is steadily rising. In this podcast, JNIS Editor-In-Chief, Felipe C. Albuquerque, interviews neurointerventionalists Stephanie H Chen - Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine - and Marie-Christine Brunet - Department of Neurological Surgery (NEUR) at McGill University - about the challenges of being a fe...
Transarterial and transvenous access in neurointervention
August 20, 2020 12:53 - 29 minutes - 68.1 MBThe recommendations resulting from the report of the SNIS Standards and Guidelines Committee on transarterial access are discussed in this podcast. JNIS Editor-In-Chief, Felipe C. Albuquerque, interviews Robert Starke (University of Miami MILLER School of Medicine, Miami Beach, Florida, and Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York) and Justin Fraser (University of Kentucky, Lexington), who recently published the paper “Transarterial and transvenous access for neurointerventional surgery...
‘Chronic intracranial venous hypertension syndrome’: a new classification scheme for IIH
April 03, 2020 17:39 - 31 minutes - 72.2 MBJNIS Editor-In-Chief Felipe C. Albuquerque discusses idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) and a new patient classification paradigm with Kyle Fargen (Neurological Surgery, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, USA) and Michael Levitt (Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, USA). Both authors recently wrote about the intersection between IIH and venous sinus stenosis, an increasingly hot topic within the neurointerventional community. In the podcast, the participants d...
Field triage for endovascular stroke therapy
February 26, 2020 15:52 - 21 minutes - 48.7 MBIn a densely populated setting, for patients with stroke who are endovascular therapy candidates and closest to a primary stroke center from the field, triage to a slightly more distant comprehensive stroke center is associated with faster time to endovascular therapy, no delay to alteplase, and less disability at 90 days. Felipe de Albuquerque talks to Mahesh Jayaraman and Ryan McTaggart (Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island, USA) ...
Standards for European training requirements in interventional neuroradiology guidelines
January 09, 2020 15:57 - 15 minutes - 35.2 MBIn this podcast, Felipe de Albuquerque talks to Istvan Szikora, Neurointerventions, National Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Budapest, Hungary, about the official document of Standards for European training requirements in interventional neuroradiology guidelines by the Division of Neuroradiology/Section of Radiology European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), in cooperation with the Division of Interventional Radiology/UEMS, the European Society of Neuroradiology (ESNR), and the Euro...
Posterior circulation stroke: the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery standards and guidelines
September 19, 2019 16:10 - 22 minutes - 51 MBIn this podcast, Editor-in-Chief of JNIS Felipe C. Albuquerque talks to Justin F. Fraser, Neurological Surgery, University of Kentucky, about the current endovascular strategies for posterior circulation large vessel occlusion stroke: the report of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery Standards and Guidelines Committee. Read the paper for free on the JNIS website: https://jnis.bmj.com/content/11/10/1055.
Distal transradial approach for diagnostic cerebral angiography
June 13, 2019 11:43 - 17 minutes - 24.1 MBIn this podcast, Editor-in-Chief of JNIS Felipe C. Albuquerque talks to Eric Peterson (University of Miami MILLER School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA) about the novel technique of distal transradial access in the diagnostic cerebral angiography. The paper is the Editor’s Choice article of the July issue of JNIS. Read it online: https://jnis.bmj.com/content/11/7/710.
A closer look over Brexit's impact on research and publishing
March 19, 2019 16:15 - 16 minutesAlthough the impact of Brexit on research is still unknown, BMJ’s CEO Peter Ashman is confident medical publishing “will be OK”. In this special podcast, Publishing Director of BMJ, Allison Lang, assures the American audience of JNIS that the turmoil in the UK over leaving the European Union should have no impact on the specialty journals of the BMJ Publishing Group.
A closer look over Brexit’s impact on research and publishing
March 19, 2019 16:15 - 16 minutes - 22 MBAlthough the impact of Brexit on research is still unknown, BMJ’s CEO Peter Ashman is confident medical publishing “will be OK”. In this special podcast, Publishing Director of BMJ, Allison Lang, assures the American audience of JNIS that the turmoil in the UK over leaving the European Union should have no impact on the specialty journals of the BMJ Publishing Group.
Wide-neck middle cerebral artery and basilar apex treated by endovascular techniques. The BRANCH
January 21, 2019 17:34 - 17 minutes - 24.5 MBIn the January 2019 podcast, Felipe C. Albuquerque talks to Reade De Leacy about the BRANCH (wide-neck bifurcation aneurysms of the middle cerebral artery and basilar apex treated by endovascular techniques)- a multicentre, retrospective study comparing core lab evaluation of angiographic outcomes with self-reported outcomes. Read the JNIS Editor's Choice paper here: https://jnis.bmj.com/content/11/1/31.
Neurothrombectomy in the late time window: continued benefit in trial ineligible patients
October 26, 2018 14:16 - 16 minutes - 23 MBThere are two editor's choice papers of the November issue of JNIS discussed in this podcast. Editor-in-Chief of JNIS, Felipe de Albuquerque, talks to Ashutosh Jadhav and Shashvat Desai, both from the Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania, USA. They are co-authors of the papers: Thrombectomy 6-24 hours after stroke in trial ineligible patients (https://jnis.bmj.com/content/10/11/1033) Thrombectomy 24 hours after stroke: beyond DAWN (https://jnis.bmj.c...
Current endovascular strategies for cerebral venous thrombosis
July 19, 2018 14:37 - 13 minutes - 30.8 MBThe recommendations of the report of the Society of Neurointerventional Surgery (SNIS) Standards and Guidelines Committee for endovascular strategies for cerebral venous thrombosis are discussed in this podcast. Editor-in-Chief of JNIS, Felipe de Albuquerque, talks to Justin Fraser (Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA) on behalf of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery. Read the paper on the JNIS website: https://jnis.bmj.com/content/10/8/803
M2 occlusions patients may benefit from endovascular therapy
May 29, 2018 17:26 - 17 minutes - 24.5 MBM2 occlusions can present with serious neurological deficits, resulting in large infarcts and significant morbidity and mortality. The paper discussed in this podcast concludes that patients with M2 occlusions and higher baseline deficits (NIHSS score ≥9) may benefit from endovascular therapy, thus potentially expanding the category of acute ischemic strokes amenable to intervention. Listen to the conversation between the Editor-in-Chief of JNIS, Felipe de Albuquerque, and Ansaar Rai (Depart...
Balloon guide catheter use in mechanical thrombectomy linked to clinical and angiographic outcomes
March 21, 2018 17:34 - 16 minutes - 37.2 MBThe use of balloon guide catheters (BGCs) during mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke is associated with superior clinical and angiographic outcomes, concludes a systematic review and meta-analysis recently published by JNIS and discussed in this podcast. Waleed Brinjikji (Departments of Radiology and Neurosurgery of the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA) tells the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Felipe Albuquerque the details of his paper ‘Impact of balloon guide catheter on...
Favorable revascularization therapy in patient with ASPECTS ≤5 in anterior circulation infarct
January 24, 2018 01:42 - 19 minutes - 27.1 MBA low baseline Alberta Stroke Programme Early CT Score (ASPECTS) is strongly associated with low rates of favorable outcome in patients with acute stroke. The study discussed in this podcast evaluated the efficacy and safety of revascularization therapy in patient with ASPECTS ≤5 in anterior circulation infarct, concluding that revascularization therapy contributed to a favorable clinical outcome at 90 days, especially in patients younger than 70 years. The Editor-in-Chief of JNIS Felipe Albu...
Too good to intervene? Thrombectomy for large vessel occlusion strokes with minimal symptoms
October 20, 2017 17:15 - 22 minutes - 35.3 MBIn this podcast, the Editor-in-Chief of JNIS Felipe Albuquerque speaks to Raul Nogueira (Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine/Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA). He is the co-author of the study "Too good to intervene? Thrombectomy for large vessel occlusion strokes with minimal symptoms: an intention-to-treat analysis". Read the full paper published in the October 2017 issue of the journal also on the JNIS website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ne...
Predictors of false-positive stroke thrombectomy transfers
August 30, 2017 01:10 - 16 minutes - 22.8 MBDiagnosing with clinical scales or imaging? The transfer decision process of patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke to receive thrombectomy is discussed in this podcast. The Editor-in-Chief of JNIS Felipe Albuquerque speaks to Michael Chen (Department of Neurological Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA) about his co-authored study ‘Predictors of false-positive stroke thrombectomy transfers’, published in the September 2017’s issue of the JNIS. Read the full pape...
Editorial: In defence of “our” stroke patients
June 05, 2017 09:30 - 19 minutes - 26.8 MBJNIS Associate Editor Joshua Hirsch is joined by Shazam Hussain (Cerebrovascular Center, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA) and David Fiorella (Department of Neurosurgery, Stony Brook University, New York, USA) to discuss the June 2017's editorial in the Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery. In this commentary, they analyse the conclusions of the study “Public Health Urgency Created by the Success of Mechanical Thrombectomy Studies in Stroke”, published by Circulation, stating that the opinions ...
Long term experience using the ADAPT technique for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke
May 08, 2017 16:52 - 14 minutes - 23.8 MBThe direct aspiration first pass technique (ADAPT) has been introduced as a simple and fast method for achieving good angiographic and clinical outcomes using large bore aspiration catheters for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke (AIS). A study recently published in JNIS by Dr Turk et al. conclude that ADAPT is an effective method to achieve good clinical and angiographic outcomes, and serves as a useful firstline method for revascularization. In this podcast, The Editor-in-Chief of JNIS ...
Implications of limiting mechanical thrombectomy to patients with ELVO meeting top tier evidence
March 23, 2017 14:56 - 18 minutes - 29.5 MBThe impact of recent guidelines for endovascular management of emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO) awarding top tier evidence to the same selective criteria in recent trials is discussed in this podcast. The Editor-in-Chief of JNIS Felipe Albuquerque talks to the two main authors of the study, "Implications of limiting mechanical thrombectomy to patients with emergent large vessel occlusion meeting top tier evidence criteria". Rohini Bhole and Adam Arthur (University of Tennessee Health ...
MACRA 2.0
January 25, 2017 14:28 - 33 minutes - 53.4 MBIn this podcast about the healthcare policy, Associate Editor of JNIS and Chair of the SNIS Health Care policy and Economic committee Josh Hirsch is joined by co-authors Andrew Rosenkrantz, from the Department of Radiology, NYU Langone Medical Center, and by Gregory Nicola, from the Hackensack Radiology Group, to discuss MACRA Quality Payment Program episodic care payments, costs of care and implications to neurointerventional specialists. In times of change in the American Administration, t...
Decreasing procedure times with a standardized approach to ELVO cases. Welcoming JNIS new editor
January 05, 2017 16:46 - 12 minutes - 17.2 MBIn this introductory podcast of Felipe Albuquerque, the new Editor-in-Chief of JNIS talks with Ryan McTaggart, who co-authored the study, "Decreasing procedure times with a standardized approach to emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO) cases". The study was run at the single comprehensive stroke center at the Rhode Island Hospital and concluded that a standardized approach to the equipment used and process for ELVO cases at a single institution can dramatically reduce procedure times. Read...
Analysis of vertebral augmentation practice patterns update. The farewell to JNIS editor Robert Tarr
January 03, 2017 12:30 - 18 minutes - 24.8 MBIn this farewell podcast of the JNIS Editor-in-Chief, Robert Tarr talks vertebral augmentation practice with Associate Editor Joshua Hirsch and Ronil Chandra. Dr J A Hirsch, from the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA, and Dr R V Chandra, from the Interventional Neuroradiology Service, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, are the leading authors of the study "Analysis of vertebral augmentation practice patterns: A 2016 update", published in the December 2016 prin...
Type of general anesthesia effects on endovascular management of acute ischemic stroke
October 27, 2016 17:50 - 14 minutes - 22.9 MBIn this podcast, Andrew Kofke, from the Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care and Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA, reveals the details of his JNIS Editor's Choice paper published in the November 2016 issue. The study concludes that anesthetic techniques and associated physiology used in endovascular management of acute ischemic stroke (EMAIS) are not homogeneous, making any statements about the effects of generic general anes...
Posterior cranial fossa arteriovenous malformations are more prone to feeder vessel aneurysms
October 04, 2016 14:39 - 10 minutes - 16.7 MBIn this podcast, the Editor-in-Chief of JNIS, Robert Tarr, is joined by Ali Alaraj, the corresponding author of the study, "Increased prevalence and rupture status of feeder vessel aneurysms in posterior fossa arteriovenous malformations". Dr Alaraj, from the Department of Neurosurgery, Neuropsychiatric Institute University of Illinois, Chicago, USA, explains why are posterior cranial fossa arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) more prone to developing associated aneurysms, specifically feeder ...
The low-profile visualized intraluminal support device use on wide-necked intracranial aneurysms
September 06, 2016 12:26 - 6 minutes - 11.1 MBIn this podcast, the Editor-in-Chief of JNIS, Robert Tarr, is joined by David Fiorella, the corresponding author of the study, "Final results of the US humanitarian device exemption study of the low-profile visualized intraluminal support (LVIS) device". Dr Fiorella, from the Department of Neurological Surgery, Stony Brook University Medical Center, New York, concludes that the LVIS device facilitates coil embolization of wide-necked intracranial aneurysms with high rates of technical succes...
GRAFT reduces potential flow diverter malapposition and occasional acute thrombus formation
July 14, 2016 17:06 - 10 minutes - 13.9 MBIn this podcast, Dr Robert Tarr interviews Dr Matthew Gounis and Dr Ajit Puri on their latest study, "Grading of Regional Apposition after Flow-Diverter Treatment (GRAFT): a comparative evaluation of VasoCT and intravascular OCT". GRAFT is a semi-automated image post-processing software, which uses intuitive two-dimensional representations of wall apposition from either high-resolution contrast-enhanced cone-beam CT (VasoCT) or intravascular optical coherence tomography (OCT) images. The te...