The FSR aims to improve the quality of stroke care and reduce stroke disparities in Florida through a data-driven, evidence-based, multi-disciplinary approach.
Miami, FL
Joined April 2019
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Every minute during a stroke, nearly 2 million neurons are lost.
Dr. José Romano explains how the Florida Stroke Registry is improving outcomes by reducing treatment times and coordinating care across the state—setting a model for stroke systems nationwide.
200+ stroke care partners. Two days in Orlando.
Dr. Jose Romano and Dr. Carolina Marinovic recap the 14th Annual FSR Stakeholder Meeting.
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Now that CAS has shown benefit over intensive medical management (IMM) in asymptomatic patients with >70% carotid stenosis, should TCAR be considered instead of transfemoral CAS?
Enjoyed discussing this with @HAlvinChenNeuro &drdeerajGandhi for #strokealert podcast
Congratulations to @AdventHealth Orlando, FSR Hospital Award recipient for Maintained Excellence: Door-to-Needle Within 45 Minutes.
Consistent top performance in stroke care.
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Neurology® now has a Journal Impact Factor of 10.8 per Clarivate's 2025 Journal Citation Reports. Thank you to the authors, reviewers, and editors whose work makes this possible. Read the latest: hubs.la/Q04Bmtq80
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Health Literacy and Communication in Stroke Prevention, Management, and Recovery: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/…
ALT Figure. Conceptual framework for advancing health literacy and effective communication across the stroke continuum.
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#MondayTip
#aPL positivity ≠ APS
📊In 52 studies, 19.1% of ischemic stroke patients were aPL (+)
📈First-stroke odds were higher, OR 2.93, but recurrence remained uncertain: OR 1.20 (0.87–1.67)
☝️Confirm persistence and interpret the clinical context.
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🤖 Made with AI
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🧵 Applications are now open for The Watershed: Early Career Stroke Debates! professional.heart.org/en/pr…
Congratulations to @TGHCares FSR Hospital Award recipient for Most Improved: Door-to-Needle Within 30 Minutes.
One of the toughest standards in stroke care, met with steady progress.
Florida Stroke Registry retweeted
Forecasting the Global Distribution of Working-Age Stroke: A 60-Year Spatiotemporal Analysis From 1980-2040
In this #BloggingStroke post, @nkrothapalli4 discusses #Stroke article by Zuo, Jin, and Pi et al. ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/b…
ALT Figure 5 in Zuo, Jin, and Pi et al. Global forecasts of the working-age stroke burden by sex to 2040.
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#STROKE: In a case-cohort study of >10,000 adults, 6 of 141 metabolites were associated with future stroke risk. These findings highlight potential biomarkers for early risk assessment. ahajrnls.org/4hwNt5n
ALT Graphic abstract in Schulte et al.
Congratulations to North Okaloosa Medical Center, FSR Hospital Award recipient for Most Improved: Door-to-Needle Within 45 Minutes.
Faster treatment for stroke patients in Northwest Florida.
Dr. Nafeli: Does antithrombotic use in intracerebral hemorrhage patients affect mortality the same way across racial and ethnic groups?
Using FSR data, he's examining that association. Large samples. Diverse populations. Research that reflects who actually has strokes.
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Despite 6 neutral/negative RCTs on BP after EVT, #HOPE trial keeps the question alive. Optimal BP may depend on final TICI—requiring both a ceiling and a lower limit. Learn this and lots more with #strokealert @StrokeAHA_ASA
📣 The September episode of the #StrokeAlert Podcast is now available. In this episode, host @NAsdaghi highlights articles in the September issue of #Stroke and interviews Dr. Pol Camps-Renom about the HOPE trial published in @JAMANeuro. @IRSantPau
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ALT Stroke Alert Podcast logo
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In an analysis drawing on participants from the CARDIA study, social determinants of health spanning several domains were associated with #stroke risk. @dmljmd @Cdintica ahajrnls.org/3UX8pth
ALT Graphic abstract in Fleming et al.
Christopher Pope survived a stroke. He then interviewed stroke survivors and caregivers across Florida and wrote 100 Q&As—because he needed the book and it didn't exist.
His focus now: inspire the person in the same hospital bed.
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#STROKE Images: Disseminated lobar microbleeds with a cortical-subcortical distribution and sparing of the deep grey nuclei on SWI indicate severe cerebral amyloid.🩸 ahajrnls.org/4xlXUgz
ALT Figure. Axial susceptibility-weighted imaging.
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In this #STROKE Editorial, Christina Kruuse explores why electromagnetic network-targeted field (ENTF) neuromodulation may improve global disability after stroke despite limited effects on motor-specific outcomes. ahajrnls.org/4hnLq3e
ALT Graphic abstract in Saver et al.
Join the Florida Community Health Worker (CHW) Coalition and the Partnership to Align Social Care for a 2.5-hour educational webinar entitled Implementing Medicare Reimbursement Pathways to Enabling CHW to promote Whole Person Health on September 15, 2026, from 2:00–4:30 pm
"I had no clue, no dream it would be this impactful."
Dr. Charlie Sand — from the national committees that shaped stroke guidelines, to Florida's 2004 Stroke Act, to the Florida Stroke Registry. His throughline: it's about the infrastructure, ready for whatever comes next.
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Congratulations to Broward Health President & CEO Shane Strum, who has been named permanent President & CEO of mhshospital following a vote by Memorial's Board of Commissioners. Strum will continue to lead Broward Health, where his role is unchanged. Broward Health and Memorial remain separately governed health systems, each independently overseeing its own operations. 🏥
