Predictors of Mortality in Acute Ischemic Stroke Intervention: Analysis of the North American Solitaire Acute Stroke Registry [Brief Reports]

Conclusions—
Failure to recanalize and presence of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage resulted in increased mortality. Despite successful recanalization, proximal occlusion, high National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, and need for rescue therapy were predictors of mortality.

Source: Stroke - July 27, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Linfante, I., Walker, G. R., Castonguay, A. C., Dabus, G., Starosciak, A. K., Yoo, A. J., Abou-Chebl, A., Britz, G. W., Marden, F. A., Alvarez, A., Gupta, R., Sun, C.-H. J., Martin, C., Holloway, W. E., Mueller-Kronast, N., English, J. D., Malisch, T. W., Tags: Acute Cerebral Infarction, Emergency treatment of Stroke, Angiography Brief Reports Source Type: research