Rescue Treatment of Thromboembolic Complications during Endovascular Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysms: A Meta-Analysis [FELLOWS' JOURNAL CLUB]

CONCLUSIONS:
Rescue therapy with thrombolytic agents resulted in significantly more morbidity than rescue therapy with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors. Tirofiban/eptifibatide resulted in significantly higher recanalization rates compared with abciximab.

Source: American Journal of Neuroradiology - January 13, 2015 Category: Radiology Authors: Brinjikji, W., Morales-Valero, S. F., Murad, M. H., Cloft, H. J., Kallmes, D. F. Tags: FELLOWS ' JOURNAL CLUB Source Type: research