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The prevalence of unruptured intracranial aneurysms (IAs) is approximately 3% of the population, with incidence on the rise due to the increased utilization of neuro-imaging for diverse objectives.1,2 The average risk of rupture for unruptured IA is estimated to vary from 0.3% to exceeding 15% per 5 years.3 Ruptured IA is the primary aetiology of […]

Johanna Ospel, ESOC 2021: Predictors and Clinical Impact of Infarct Progression Rate in the ESCAPE-NA1 Trial

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Published Online: Sep 22nd 2021

We had the pleasure of meeting up with Dr Johanna Ospel (University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland) to discuss the findings from the ESCAPE-NA1 Trial.

The abstract entitled “Predictors and Clinical Impact of Infarct Progression Rate in the ESCAPE-NA1 Trial” was presented at the 7th European Stroke Conference, 1-3 September 2021.

Questions:

  1. Why is it so important to determine infarct progression rate in acute ischaemic stroke? (0:25)
  2. What were the aims, methodology, outcome measures and findings of the ESCAPE-NA1 study? (1:59)
  3. What factor might explain the inter-individual variance? (4:27)
  4. What questions remain unanswered and what future studies are planned? (5:57)

Disclosures: Johanna Ospel has nothing to disclose in relation to this video.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media. Interview filmed by Katey Gabrysch.

Filmed in coverage of ESOC 2021.

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