PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Vinall, Phil ED - Jauch, Edward C. TI - Defending the Stroke Guidelines DP - 2013 May 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 8--10 VI - 13 IP - 1 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/1/8.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/1/8.full AB - At this year's International Stroke Conference, leaders in the field of stroke met to review some of the important updates to stroke-related guidelines. Included are some of the important revisions to the Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke [Jauch EC et al. Stroke 2013]; 2012 Guidelines for the Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; an overview and recommendations for the use of the warfarin, dabigatran, apixaban, and rivaroxaban; and a discussion of the relationship between stroke and cardiovascular disease.