Adhering to current clinical guidance supports evidence-based assessment, informs decision-making, and helps reduce complications in patients with stroke. Ongoing review of recommendations and guidance enables clinicians to improve evaluation and management, which supports better patient outcomes.
Today's rundown features some of the most recent guidelines from medical societies based in the United States on stroke and stroke-related topics.
Stroke Guidelines
- Early Management of Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke
- American Heart Association (AHA), American Stroke Association (ASA), January 2026
- Primary Prevention of Stroke
- American Heart Association (AHA), American Stroke Association (ASA), October 2024
- Use of Thrombolytics for the Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Emergency Department
- American College of Emergency Physicians, September 2024
- Management of Stroke Rehabilitation
- Veterans Health Administration / Department of Defense (VA/DoD), May 2024
- Cerebrovascular Diseases-Stroke and Stroke-Related Conditions
- American College of Radiology, May 2024
- Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Acute Ischemic Stroke
- American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), August 2023
- Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack
- American Heart Association (AHA), American Stroke Association (ASA), May 2021
- Adult Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- American Heart Association (AHA), American Stroke Association (ASA), May 2016
- Adults with Stroke
- American Occupational Therapy Association, November 2015
- Use of Intravenous tPA for the Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Emergency Department
- American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), September 2015
- Prevention of Stroke in Women
- American Heart Association (AHA), American Stroke Association (ASA), February 2014
- Intraarterial Catheter-Directed Treatment Of Acute Ischemic Stroke
- American Society of Neuroradiology (ASN), Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNS), April 2013
- Prevention Of Stroke In Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation
- American Heart Association (AHA), American Stroke Association (ASA), August 2012
- Antithrombotic And Thrombolytic Therapy For Ischemic Stroke
- Guideline From American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), February 2012
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