Brian Gibler / Wednesday, December 2, 2020 / Categories: Imaging & Diagnostics, Topics, Stroke Subtypes, Types of Content, Podcast, Fibrinolytic Therapy, Care Team, EM, Hosp Med, Neuro, Neurophys, Neurosurg, Stroke Team, Diagnosis, IS, Topics, Controversies, EBM, Intra-arterial Rx, IV Rx, Physiology, Standard Care, Treatments, Types of Content, Podcast, Podcast When Might You Use Heparin in the NeuroICU for a Stroke Patient? Moderator:William A. Knight IV, MD, FACEP, FNCS Other Participants: Kyle B. Walsh, MD, MS Heparin in stroke remains controversial. Understanding the history and data and essential to mastering stroke care. Dr. Kyle Walsh, an Emergency Medicine trained Neurointensivist, researcher and stroke physician shares his expertise with Dr. Bill Knight as they discuss heparin in stroke care. Not all heparin is bad, but its use has been deemphasized over the years. What are the data and how do they inform the use of heparin in acute stroke? Moreover, is heparin in acute ischemic stroke really dead? Previous Article Why Is the Extended Window Controversial and What Happened With the FDA? Next Article The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the NIHSS: Time for a Change? Print 11638 Rate this article: No rating Please login or register to post comments.