Saurav Das, MD, FAHA
@sauravmed
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Associate Professor @WashUNeurology | Chair, Early Career Committee @StrokeAHA_ASA | #MedEd
St Louis, MO
Joined February 2020
Absolute honor to be on AB Baker teacher award board for just doing my favorite thing #MedEd. Thanks to @AANMember for the recognition, trainees, teachers and colleagues @WashUNeurology @uoflneurology @NeuroUky and #NeuroTwitter from who I have learnt constantly. #AANAM
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Advances in #Stroke by Johansen & @SposatoL critically appraises recent literature examining the timing of anticoagulation resumption in patients with atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke. https://t.co/FcW4aHs5AU
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Where does the future๐ฎ lie for #EVT in acute #stroke due to #MeVO?๐คโ Here are some ideas for you!๐ https://t.co/m02k8495Ru
@UPensato @mayank_G0 @mihill68 @MPeyT1 @DCNSNeuro
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Please share with early career stroke professionals and trainees @NataliaRostMD @TotoMynell @caseyalbin @ShadiYaghi2 @brainbleedmd @wfneurology @ESOstroke @ChaturvediNeuro @namorrismd @svinsociety @MicieliA_MD
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๐ง Ready to debate questions shaping early-career stroke physiciansโ lives? Submit to The Watershed: Early Career Stroke Debates at #ISC2026! Winners earn free registration + stage spotlight๐ค ๐๏ธ Last week to submit! ๐ https://t.co/251FOhx0mz
@AHAstroke @AHAmeetings @AHAScience
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Honored to deliver the keynote โWhat Evidence-Based Stroke Practice Is โ and What It Is Notโ at the @UofLNeurology @UofLNeurosurg Cerebrovascular Symposium. A wonderful event โ and thrilled to bring home my own Louisville Slugger! @SluggerNation @WashUNeurology
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Could the Parkinsonโs drug levodopa prime the brain to respond better to intensive rehabilitation following a stroke or injury? Enter the idea: Letโs give dopamine pills after a stroke? Spoiler alert: This new large, randomized trial published in JAMA revealed no added benefit in
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Viewpoint: Empowering primary care practitioners to manage common neurological conditions may improve access, reduce delays, and enhance care quality. https://t.co/Kk2Su58XXs
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Paging all neurologists, med students, and game lovers: Iโm giving away 20 FREE copies of Circle of Willis! Itโs the hottest new, stroke-themed board game that anyone can play. See the form below to enter a random drawing for your chance to win!
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Atrial fibrillation patients can still suffer a stoke while on DOACs. ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ก ๐ญ๐จ VKA, ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐? A thread on our meta-analysis, out now in @GreenJournal
https://t.co/e7zn7IsESP
neurology.org
Background and ObjectivesThe management of anticoagulation after ischemic stroke while on direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) is controversial. We performed an aggregate-data meta-analysis to compare...
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Pleased to have our Viewpoint article in @JAMANeuro on distal and medium vessel occlusion strokes. Strong work by @HAlvinChenNeuro and coauthors @ESOstroke @WorldStrokeOrg
https://t.co/wblCEkWIzg
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#MondayTip ๐งฌ#Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)โฌ๏ธ stroke risk due to sickled RBCs causing vessel blockage, hemolysis, and inflammation ๐ง IS are more common in children w/SCD; HS are rarer but deadlier in young adults ๐ฉธTCD screening+regular blood transfusions or hydroxyureaโฌ๏ธstroke risk
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Soon we will ALL be giving IV TNK to stroke patients on DOACS. The drumbeats are pounding. Here is yet another comparative effectiveness study showing lower ICH and better mRS outcomes among DOAC pts given lytics compared to those who did not. https://t.co/9xG7XoB1x7
ahajournals.org
BACKGROUND: Intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) in patients with recent ingestion of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) is a frequent challenge and remains controversial. The benefit of DOAC reversal...
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Having an APOฮต4 allele may be risk factor for brain hemorrhage with apixiban, a commonly used blood thinner for atrial fibrillation https://t.co/4m0H4119Uq
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News from the Swiss Stroke Registry by โฆ@mbgoeldlin: DWI-lesions in ICH are frequent, already on admission before any intervention; associationbwith CAA and SVD burden. Suitable surrogate outcome in trials?@StrokeBernโฉ โฆ@GreenJournalโฉ
neurology.org
Background and ObjectivesDiffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) lesions in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) are associated with poor outcomes. Knowledge about the underlying pathophysiology is...
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๐จTime for the stroke world to drop recertification & retraining requirements for NIHSS & mRS! Our systematic review found NO evidence of benefit from this endess exercise https://t.co/fIz7KneU4K Led by Davis Maclean @UCalgaryMed w/ @dianajyk @SCouttsMD @DrRickSwartz @JournalCJNS
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Just published in @TheLancetNeuro and presented at #ESOC2025 The DAYLIGHT RCT showing improved detection of cardiac thrombi without delay in IVT by extended CT angiography including the heart. Great effort by @SposatoL & @RodrigoBagur and team ๐๐๐ https://t.co/CugnMo1Gb8
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Impressive is the current administrationโs choice of โฆ@DrJBhattacharyaโฉ โฆ@MartyMakaryโฉ and โฆ@VPrasadMDMPHโฉ to be in key healthcare leadership roles. US health, especially non-communicable disease, is in need of sweeping change.
thefp.com
Jay Bhattacharya, Marty Makary, and Vinay Prasad challenged the public health orthodoxy in our pages. Now, they have the power to fix things. Will they pull it off?
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Please join us tomorrow in this @AHAScience #stroke awareness month webinar about roles and responsibilities of a stroke center director; how to find meaning in this role. Registration QR code below ๐
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The Stroke Council's Early Career Committee is hosting a series of Professional and Career Development webinars in May. #StrokeMonth How to be a Good Mentor and Mentee 12PM CT on May 23, 2025 To register and view upcoming webinars, visit: https://t.co/lGFMYNYiOd
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Great article on 3D maps of the LSA territory stroke. First-order (especially when multiple) LSA territory stroke should raise suspicion of ICAD! https://t.co/XHdq0m1Hlc
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