Re: Endovascular Stroke Treatment of Acute Tandem Occlusion: A Single-Center Experience

Mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke caused by a major vessel occlusion is now the standard of care following the recent publication of large randomized controlled trials (1). However, as many as 20% of patients have a tandem extracranial carotid artery stenosis or occlusion (2). This group of patients responds poorly to intravenous thrombolysis, has lower angiographic recanalization rates, and, as a result, has worse functional outcomes (3).

Source: Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology : JVIR - August 23, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Kristijonas Milinis, Ankur Thapar, Alun H. Davies, Kyriakos Lobotesis Tags: Special Letter Section Source Type: research