Management of acute ischemic stroke

MS Phipps, CA Cronin - Bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
Stroke is the leading cause of long term disability in developed countries and one of the top
causes of mortality worldwide. The past decade has seen substantial advances in the …

Overview of mechanical thrombectomy techniques

SA Munich, K Vakharia, EI Levy - Neurosurgery, 2019 - journals.lww.com
The recently reported superiority of mechanical thrombectomy to intravenous thrombolytics
has jettisoned endovascular intervention into the forefront of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) …

Functional outcome following stroke thrombectomy in clinical practice

FA Wollenweber, S Tiedt, A Alegiani, B Alber… - Stroke, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Endovascular treatment for large vessel occlusion in ischemic
stroke has proven to be effective in large clinical trials. We aimed to provide real-world …

Systematic review and meta-analysis of current rates of first pass effect by thrombectomy technique and associations with clinical outcomes

M Abbasi, Y Liu, S Fitzgerald, OM Mereuta… - Journal of …, 2021 - jnis.bmj.com
Background First pass effect (FPE) in mechanical thrombectomy is thought to be associated
with good clinical outcomes. Objective To determine FPE rates as a function of …

Public health and cost consequences of time delays to thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke

WG Kunz, MG Hunink, MA Almekhlafi, BK Menon… - Neurology, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To determine public health and cost consequences of time delays to endovascular
thrombectomy (EVT) for patients, health care systems, and society, we estimated quality …

Guidelines for mechanical thrombectomy in Japan, the fourth edition, March 2020: a guideline from the Japan Stroke Society, the Japan Neurosurgical Society, and …

H Yamagami, M Hayakawa, M Inoue… - Neurologia medico …, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Acute cerebral artery occlusion is associated with very poor outcomes. 1) Early
recanalization of occluded arteries, however, may improve the outcome, and recanalization …

The SAVE technique: large-scale experience for treatment of intracranial large vessel occlusions

V Maus, S Henkel, A Riabikin, C Riedel, D Behme… - Clinical …, 2019 - Springer
Background The stent retriever assisted vacuum-locked extraction (SAVE) technique was
introduced as an effective thrombectomy method in stroke patients suffering from intracranial …

Applicability assessment of a stent-retriever thrombectomy finite-element model

G Luraghi, JF Rodriguez Matas, G Dubini… - Interface …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
An acute ischaemic stroke appears when a blood clot blocks the blood flow in a cerebral
artery. Intra-arterial thrombectomy, a mini-invasive procedure based on stent technology, is …

Effect of conscious sedation vs. general anesthesia on outcomes in patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke: a prospective …

C Ren, G Xu, Y Liu, G Liu, J Wang, J Gao - Frontiers in Neurology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Although several studies have compared conscious sedation (CS) with general
anesthesia (GA) in patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy (MT), there has been no …

New class of radially adjustable stentrievers for acute ischemic stroke: primary results of the multicenter TIGER trial

R Gupta, JL Saver, E Levy, OO Zaidat, D Yavagal… - Stroke, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose: The Tigertriever is a novel, radially adjustable, fully visible,
stentriever that permits the operator to align radial expansion with target vessel diameters …