STROKE PREVENTION (AHA/ASA)

STROKE PREVENTION (AHA/ASA) •ASCVD risk in adults https://reference.medscape.com/cc2/p10/guideline-essentials-2024-aha-asa-recommendations-primary-2025a1000cor?ecd=WNL_drugguide_251216_MSCPREF_neuro_etid7957108&uac=148436CN&impID=7957108 Primary Prevention of Stroke American Heart Association, American Stroke Association; Medically Reviewed by Dr Roger Henderson In 2024, the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Stroke Association (ASA) published an updated guideline on the primary prevention of stroke, replacing the 2014 version.[1] The guideline provides evidence-based recommendations on stroke-prevention strategies for individuals with or at risk of developing cerebrovascular disease. The recommendations align with the AHA's Life's Essential 8 framework for optimising cardiovascular and brain health and include new sex-specific recommendations for screening and prevention that were not in the 2014 guideline. •Life's Essential 8 https://reference.medscape.com/cc2/p10/guideline-essentials-2024-aha-asa-recommendations-primary-2025a1000cor?ecd=WNL_drugguide_251216_MSCPREF_neuro_etid7957108&uac=148436CN&impID=7957108#13 •GLP-1 RA considerations https://reference.medscape.com/cc2/p10/guideline-essentials-2024-aha-asa-recommendations-primary-2025a1000cor?ecd=WNL_drugguide_251216_MSCPREF_neuro_etid7957108&uac=148436CN&impID=7957108#13