Endovascular therapy (EVT) for acute ischemic stroke in selected patients has recently been
proven effective in several clinical trials, and the widespread adoption of thrombectomy into …

This review describes the evolution of endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke,
current state of the art, and the challenges for the next decade. The rapid development of …

Objective The Pragmatic Ischaemic Thrombectomy Evaluation (PISTE) trial was a
multicentre, randomised, controlled clinical trial comparing intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) …

Background: Beginning in December 2014, a series of pivotal trials showed that
endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) was highly effective, prompting calls to reorganize stroke …

Purpose—The aim of this guideline is to provide a focused update of the current
recommendations for the endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke. When there is …

Stroke is the third-leading cause of death in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan.
According to American Heart Association statistics, there are now 795 000 new strokes each …

Background Endovascular treatment has become standard of care for the treatment of acute
ischemic stroke with large vessel occlusion. However, patients treated in clinical practice …

Before December 2014, the only proven effective treatment for acute ischemic stroke was
recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (r-tPA). This has now changed with the …

Aims Evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating possible benefits of
endovascular therapy (EVT) for acute ischaemic stroke has shown conflicting results. The …

While the landmark 2015 stroke trials demonstrated that endovascular therapy (EVT) was
superior to medical management for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke due to large …