Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke Due to Large-Vessel Occlusion: JACC Focus Seminar

JM Ospel, JK Holodinsky, M Goyal - Journal of the American College of …, 2020 - jacc.org
Acute ischemic stroke is a severe and life-threatening disease, particularly when caused by
a large-vessel occlusion. The only available 2 treatment options are intravenous alteplase …

Reocclusion after successful endovascular treatment in acute ischemic stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis

R Oliveira, MA Correia, JP Marto, MC Dias… - Journal of …, 2023 - jnis.bmj.com
Background Endovascular treatment (EVT) is the standard of care for selected patients with
acute ischemic stroke (AIS) due to large vessel occlusion (LVO). Objective To systematically …

Endovascular treatment decisions in patients with M2 segment MCA occlusions

M Almekhlafi, JM Ospel, G Saposnik… - American Journal …, 2020 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Endovascular therapy in acute ischemic stroke is rapidly
evolving. We explored physicians' treatment attitudes and practice in patients with acute …

Mechanical thrombectomy decision making and prognostication: Stroke treatment Assessments prior to Thrombectomy In Neurointervention (SATIN) study

KM Fargen, C Kittel, BP Curry, CW Hile… - Journal of …, 2023 - jnis.bmj.com
Background Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is the standard-of-care treatment for stroke
patients with emergent large vessel occlusions. Despite this, little is known about physician …

CTA protocols in a telestroke network improve efficiency for both spoke and hub hospitals

AT Yu, RW Regenhardt, C Whitney… - American Journal …, 2021 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Telestroke networks support screening for patients with
emergent large-vessel occlusions who are eligible for endovascular thrombectomy. Ideal …

Effect of frailty on outcomes of endovascular treatment for acute ischaemic stroke in older patients

BYQ Tan, JSY Ho, AS Leow, MLJ Chia, CH Sia… - Age and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background frailty has been shown to be a better predictor of clinical outcomes than age
alone across many diseases. Few studies have examined the relationship between frailty …

Ethical Considerations in the Treatment of Cerebrovascular Disease

NA Shlobin - Current Treatment Options in Neurology, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review To care for patients with cerebrovascular disease (CVD),
neurointerventionalists, intensivists, and other healthcare providers must be equipped to …

Evolution of stroke thrombectomy techniques to optimize first-pass complete reperfusion

JM Ospel, R McTaggart, N Kashani… - Seminars in …, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Since 2015, endovascular therapy (EVT) has become the standard of care for acute
ischemic stroke (AIS) due to large vessel occlusion. It is a safe and highly effective treatment …

Is endovascular thrombectomy for the very elderly?

CJ Creutzfeldt, MR Levitt, TM Leslie-Mazwi - Stroke, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is now established as the most effective treatment for a
select group of patients with acute ischemic stroke and large vessel occlusion. Many …

Comparing performance measures and clinical outcomes between mobile stroke units and usual care in underserved areas

Y Nilanont, P Chanyagorn, K Shukij, W Pengtong… - Neurological …, 2023 - Springer
Background The efficacy of mobile stroke units (MSUs) in improving acute ischemic stroke
(AIS) care in develo** countries is unknown. We compared performance measures and …