Thrombectomy for distal, medium vessel occlusions: a consensus statement on present knowledge and promising directions

JL Saver, R Chapot, R Agid, AE Hassan, AP Jadhav… - Stroke, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is well established as a highly effective treatment for
acute ischemic stroke (AIS) due to proximal, large vessel occlusions (PLVOs). With iterative …

Opening doors with ultrasound and microbubbles: Beating biological barriers to promote drug delivery

J Deprez, G Lajoinie, Y Engelen, SC De Smedt… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Apart from its clinical use in imaging, ultrasound has been thoroughly investigated as a tool
to enhance drug delivery in a wide variety of applications. Therapeutic ultrasound, as such …

Falling stroke rates during COVID-19 pandemic at a comprehensive stroke center

JE Siegler, ME Heslin, L Thau, A Smith… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Although there is evidence to suggest a high rate of cerebrovascular
complications in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection, anecdotal reports indicate a falling rate …

Epidemiology, natural history, and clinical presentation of large vessel ischemic stroke

RC Rennert, AR Wali, JA Steinberg… - …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Large vessel occlusions (LVOs), variably defined as blockages of the proximal intracranial
anterior and posterior circulation, account for approximately 24% to 46% of acute ischemic …

Assessment of endovascular treatment for acute basilar artery occlusion via a nationwide prospective registry

W Zi, Z Qiu, D Wu, F Li, H Liu, W Liu, W Huang… - JAMA …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Several randomized clinical trials have recently established the safety and
efficacy of endovascular treatment (EVT) of acute ischemic stroke in the anterior circulation …

Ischemic strokes due to large-vessel occlusions contribute disproportionately to stroke-related dependence and death: a review

K Malhotra, J Gornbein, JL Saver - Frontiers in neurology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Background Since large-vessel occlusion (LVO)-related acute ischemic strokes (AIS) are
associated with more severe deficits, we hypothesize that the endovascular thrombectomy …

Endovascular treatment versus best medical management in acute basilar artery occlusion strokes: results from the ATTENTION multicenter registry

C Tao, AI Qureshi, Y Yin, J Li, R Li, P Xu, J Sun… - Circulation, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: The authors compare the effectiveness and safety of endovascular treatment
(EVT) versus best medical management (BMM) in strokes attributable to acute basilar artery …

Fast versus slow progressors of infarct growth in large vessel occlusion stroke: clinical and research implications

M Rocha, TG Jovin - Stroke, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
2622 Stroke September 2017 cerebral edema and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage,
which defines a malignant profile. 27 Because such patients have lowest rates of favorable …

Prevalence of large vessel occlusion in patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke: a 10-year systematic review of the literature

N Lakomkin, M Dhamoon, K Carroll, IP Singh… - Journal of …, 2019 - jnis.bmj.com
Background Accurate assessment of the prevalence of large vessel occlusion (LVO) in
patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is critical for optimal resource allocation …

Blood pressure levels post mechanical thrombectomy and outcomes in large vessel occlusion strokes

N Goyal, G Tsivgoulis, A Pandhi, JJ Chang, K Dillard… - Neurology, 2017 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: There are limited data evaluating the effect of post mechanical thrombectomy
(MT) blood pressure (BP) levels on early outcomes of patients with large vessel occlusions …