Contact Aspiration Versus Stent Retriever in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke With M2 Occlusion in the ASTER Randomized Trial (Contact Aspiration Versus Stent Retriever for Successful Revascularization) [Brief Report]

Conclusions—First-line mechanical thrombectomy with CA compared with SR did not result in an increased successful revascularization rate in patients with acute stroke with isolated M2 occlusion.

Source: Stroke - January 22, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Benjamin Gory, Bertrand Lapergue, Raphael Blanc, Julien Labreuche, Malek Ben Machaa, Alain Duhamel, Gautier Marnat, Suzana Saleme, Vincent Costalat, Serge Bracard, Hubert Desal, Mikael Mazighi, Arturo Consoli, Michel Piotin, for the ASTER Trial Investiga Tags: Revascularization, Stent, Treatment, Complications, Ischemic Stroke Brief Reports Source Type: research