Thrombectomy for stroke-flash in pan or game-changer?
There is emerging evidence that endovascular therapy (EVT) for acute ischemic stroke significantly improved functional outcomes (without compromising safety) in patients with acute ischaemic stroke due to anterior circulation, large artery occlusion, compared with standard therapy.A recent spate of multiple trials have shown this, as did a pooled analysis-
http://eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2015/06/11/eurheartj.ehv270
It has also received endorsement from national societies and guidelines-
http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/early/2015/06/26/STR.0000000000000074
It may lead to a paradigm shift about the way acute stroke care is delivered-especially with expanding availability of this modality.
However some caveats to ponder-
http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h3969
Anyone have real-life experience with this therapy?
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