2026 Guideline for the
Early Management of Patients
With Acute Ischemic Stroke
The American Heart Association
professional.heart.org
Derived From:
Prabhakaran S, Gonzalez NR, Zachrison KS, Adeoye O, Alexandrov AW, Ansari SA, Chapman
S, Czap AL, Dumitrascu OM, Ishida K, Jadhav AP, Johnson B, Johnston KC, Khatri P, Kimberly
WT, Lee VH, Leslie-Mazwi TM, Mac Grory B, Madsen TE, Menon B, Mistry EA, Park S, Parker
S, Perez de la Ossa N, Reeves M, Saiz T; Scott PA, Schwartzberg D, Sheth SA, Sporns PB,
Times S, Tjoumakaris S, Wolfe SQ, Yaghi S. 2026 Guideline for the early management of
patients with acute ischemic stroke: a guideline from the American Heart Association/
American Stroke Association. Stroke. Published online January 26, 2026. doi: 10.1161/
STR.0000000000000513.
