Similar Outcomes for Contact Aspiration and Stent Retriever Use According to the Admission Clot Burden Score in ASTER [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—First-line mechanical thrombectomy with contact aspiration compared with stent retriever did not result in an increased successful reperfusion rate in acute ischemic stroke patients with large vessel occlusion of the anterior circulation according to the admission CBS. The latter, however, seems to be a reliable prognostic indicator of angiographic and clinical outcome.

Source: Stroke - June 25, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Francois Zhu, Bertrand Lapergue, Maeva Kyheng, Raphael Blanc, Julien Labreuche, Malek Ben Machaa, Alain Duhamel, Gautier Marnat, Suzana Saleme, Vincent Costalat, Serge Bracard, Sebastien Richard, Hubert Desal, Mikael Mazighi, Arturo Consoli, Michel Piotin Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke Original Contributions Source Type: research