This session provides an in-depth look at acute stroke interventions from a vascular and interventional cardiology perspective. It covers cerebral vascular anatomy relevant to stroke, various mechanical thrombectomy techniques, and the expanding role of interventional cardiologists in acute stroke management, illustrated through case presentations.

Alex Sticchi provides his take on the PRE18FFIR trial: Prediction of recurrent events with 18F-Sodium Fluoride to identify ruptured and high-risk coronary artery plaques in patients with myocardial infarction.

Aaysha Cader provides her take on the DRAMI trial presented by Jun-Won Lee at TCT 2024 in Washington.

Mirvat Alasnag provides her take on this clinical trial presented by Yundai Chen at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session (ACC.23/WCC).

REDUCE-AMI is a multicentre, registry-based, prospective open-label parallel-group randomised clinical trial evaluating the benefit of beta-blocker treatment in patients with acute MI and an ejection fraction >50% treated with a contemporary reperfusion strategy.

Nicola Ryan and Ali Nazmi Calik provide their take on the results which were presented...