Our expert answers 3 Questions
How we design centers of care for treating cerebrovascular diseases, which optimizes clinical outcomes.
I treat patients with cerebrovascular diseases (strokes, aneurysms, AVMs, carotid stenosis, etc.) and am also involved in research towards designing better treatment tools and strategies. Understanding the optimal care system is essential within the cerebrovascular diseases, as there is a national push to provide such care within the local community.
We must understand that cerebrovascular diseases encompass hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke, and thus should consider if the delivery of care for both diseases within the local community is beneficial to patients, or if it is potentially leading to worsening outcomes.