The Role of Interventional Radiologists in Acute Ischemic Stroke Interventions: A Joint Position Statement from the Society of Interventional Radiology, the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe, and the Interventional Radiology Society of Australasia

Stroke is a major public health issue. Worldwide, the incidence of new strokes is 16.9 million per year (1). In the United States, the incidence of new strokes is 795,000 per year, of which 87% are ischemic (2). Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is proven to provide better clinical outcomes in patients with ischemic strokes caused by large-vessel occlusion compared with best medical therapy alone (3 –12). Furthermore, endovascular thrombectomy has proven to be cost-effective (13). The American Heart Association (AHA) and multiple international stroke organizations recommend EVT as standard of care for selected patients (14–18).
Source: Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology : JVIR - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Standards of Practice Source Type: research