EVT appears underused in certain stroke patients

In this study, patients hospitalized with ischemic stroke and cardiac intervention may be less than half as likely to receive EVT as those without cardiac intervention,” the group wrote. Ultimately, the lower rates of EVT after cardiac intervention seen in the study could be explained by multiple factors: delays in diagnosis, clinician reluctance due to perceived higher procedural risk, or patients being ineligible, the researchers suggested. They noted that additional studies are needed to explore these issues. “Given the known benefit of EVT, there is a need to better understand the reasons for lower rates of EVT in this patient population,” the researchers concluded. The full article is available here.
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