Adjuvant intra-arterial rt-PA injection at the initially deployed solitaire stent enhances the efficacy of mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke

Both intra-arterial recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) and stent retrieval are effective for treating acute ischemic stroke. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of stent retrieval combined with intra-arterial rt-PA administration via micro-catheter (called the complex technique) in acute ischemic stroke.

Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - January 10, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Ting-Yu Yi, Wen-Huo Chen, Yan-Min Wu, Mei-Fang Zhang, Ding-Lai Lin, Xiao-Hui Lin Source Type: research