Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass and Risk of Stroke and Death in Patients With Symptomatic Artery Occlusion

This clinical trial compares the efficacy of extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery plus medical therapy vs medical therapy alone in symptomatic patients with internal carotid artery or middle cerebral artery occlusion and hemodynamic insufficiency on a composite of stroke or death within 30 days or ipsilateral ischemic stroke beyond 30 days through 2 years after randomization.
Source: JAMA - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research