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GMJ News > GMJ Briefs > Key Finding: Decades-Old Understanding of Common Stroke Challenged by New Research on Blood Vessel Damage

Key Finding: Decades-Old Understanding of Common Stroke Challenged by New Research on Blood Vessel Damage

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Illustration comparing atherosclerotic plaque versus small vessel enlargement in cerebral arteries
Researchers have discovered that a common stroke type long attributed to atherosclerotic plaque may actually stem from enlargement and damage to small blood vessels deep within the brain, explaining why standard antiplatelet therapies often fail and prompting a fundamental reorientation of therapeutic development. — Photo by Europeana on Unsplash (Unsplash License)
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Decades of stroke medicine may have been targeting the wrong mechanism. New research shows small vessel enlargement, not plaque, drives a common stroke type. This finding could revolutionise prevention and treatment approaches.

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MD, MPH, PhD. Editor-in-Chief, Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ). Professor and Head, School of Public Health, David Tvildiani Medical University (DTMU), Tbilisi, Georgia. Chair, Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). President, Accréditation Sans Frontières (ASF), Paris. Secretary/Treasurer, UEMS Section of Public Health. WHO Consultant, Health and Migration, Geneva. Former Member, UN Secretary-General's Independent Accountability Panel for Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent (IAP-EWEC, 2016–2021). ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.

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