Stroke is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Early diagnosis and treatment of stroke are important for better clinical outcome. Rapid and accurate diagnosis of stroke …
AS Turk, A Siddiqui, JT Fifi, RA De Leacy, DJ Fiorella… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Stent retriever thrombectomy of large-vessel occlusion results in better outcomes than medical therapy alone. Alternative thrombectomy strategies, particularly a …
OO Zaidat, AC Castonguay, I Linfante, R Gupta… - Stroke, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—In acute ischemic stroke, fast and complete recanalization of the occluded vessel is associated with improved outcomes. We describe a novel measure for …
Importance The benefits of endovascular revascularization using the contact aspiration technique vs the stent retriever technique in patients with acute ischemic stroke remain …
Background and Purpose—Thrombectomy, primarily with stent retrievers with or without adjunctive aspiration, provided clinical benefit across multiple prospective randomized trials …
Background Endovascular techniques for treatment of large vessel occlusions (LVO) in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) have advanced in recent years. We report a …
Importance Reperfusion is a key factor for clinical outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) treated with endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) for large-vessel intracranial …
RA McTaggart, EL Tung, S Yaghi, SM Cutting… - Journal of …, 2017 - jnis.bmj.com
Background Modern stent retriever-based embolectomy for patients with emergent large vessel occlusion improves outcomes. Techniques aimed at achieving higher rates of …
DH Kang, C Jung, W Yoon, SK Kim… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Despite the recent acceptance of thrombectomy as the standard of care in patients with acute anterior circulation stroke, the benefits of thrombectomy remain uncertain …