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• IV Thrombolysis in Endovascular Treatment for Anterior Circulation LVO Stroke
  Is treatment with endovascular therapy alone noninferior to combination treatment with intravenous (IV) tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) and endovascular therapy in patients presenting with anterior circulation large vessel occlusion (LVO) strokes? 
• Genetic Vascular Risk Factors and Cervical Artery Dissection
  What is the causal relation of vascular risk factors (VRFs) with cervical artery dissection (CeAD) risk and recurrence and its relation with non-CeAD ischemic stroke (IS)?
• Eagle’s Eye View: Dedicated to Our Dear Friend and ACC Colleague, Steve Kerchner
  In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle explores the efficacy of early catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation after admission for heart failure. He then discusses the development and validation of the DOAC score, a novel bleeding risk prediction tool for patients with atrial fibrillation on direct-acting oral anticoagulants.