Controversies in Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease
A special issue of Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease (ISSN 2308-3425).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 9
Special Issue Editor
Interests: vascular surgery; aortic aneurysms; stroke; carotid disease; peripheral vascular disease; fluid mechanics; vascular ultrasound; artificial intelligence
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Stroke and cerebrovascular disease are among the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Significant funding, time, and effort have been devoted to its management to limit its devastating effects. Even as studies have resolved some of the conflicts in the diagnosis and management of patients affected by this devastating disease, new technologies have been created, giving rise to new controversies, while old discrepancies have been rekindled with new data. This issue is devoted to addressing review articles about current research on some of these controversies.
Some of the current controversies in stroke and cerebrovascular disease include the following:
- What is the best treatment for the prevention of large vessel ischemic stroke: medical management, carotid endarterectomy, transcervical carotid stenting, or transfemoral carotid stenting?
- What is the best anticoagulant therapy for embolic stroke?
- How effective are the new implantable devices for preventing cardioembolic stroke?
- What are the benefits of electrophysiologic treatments, surgery, and medications for the prevention of embolic stroke?
- Is the neurointerventional management of cerebral emboli always better than lytic therapy for the treatment of acute stroke?
- What are effective cerebral protective managements for brain preservation following cardiac arrest, stroke, and head trauma?
- Are there any treatment methods effective for cryptogenic stroke?
- Does perfusion imaging extend the time limit for the treatment of stroke?
- When should asymptomatic carotid disease be treated?
- What is the best blood pressure management regimen for stroke?
- Which medications may reduce the risk of recurrent stroke?
- What are the most effective monitoring techniques to use during stroke treatment?
We welcome articles that enlighten our readers about the best management strategies for the prevention and treatment of one of life’s most devastating maladies. Helpful articles for our readers would include both current studies and reviews of recent developments in these areas of controversy.
Prof. Dr. Alan P. Sawchuk
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- stroke treatment
- prevention of large vessel ischemic stroke
- anticoagulant therapy for embolic stroke
- cryptogenic stroke
- neurointerventional management
- lytic therapy
- blood pressure management
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