


Cerebrovascular & Neurointerventional Lab
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@CerebrovascLab
Official account of the @uiowa Cerebrovascular & Neurointerventional Research Lab at @uihealthcare. Director: Dr. Ortega-Gutierrez




































🚨BREAKING: University of Iowa Health Care & Cooper University Health Care secure major @PCORI funding to launch the DIRECT trial—a landmark study comparing stroke triage strategies led by Dr. Santiago Ortega-Gutiérrez and Dr. Tudor Jovin! 🧠 Thrombectomy is lifesaving for large vessel occlusion (#LVO) strokes, but every minute counts. 🔬 DIRECT explores if bypassing ER and going straight to angiosuite speeds treatment, reduces disability, and saves more brain cells. 📍20 top stroke centers nationwide to join this groundbreaking trial. "Time is brain, but imaging is brain too. Our goal? Faster decisions, better outcomes" Read the press release here: medicine.uiowa.edu/content/univer… #StrokeCare #Thrombectomy #NeuroIntervention #DIRECTtrial #Neurology @uihealthcare @CooperHealthNJ @TudorGJovin


