Mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke patients with left ventricular assist device

As the number of patients with left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation has been increasing, treatment of LVAD-related ischemic stroke is becoming a critical issue. We sought to clarify the features of mechanical thrombectomy in LVAD-related stroke with large vessel occlusion.

Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - September 16, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Takaya Kitano, Manabu Sakaguchi, Hiroshi Yamagami, Tatsuya Ishikawa, Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda, Kanta Tanaka, Shuhei Okazaki, Tsutomu Sasaki, Yoshinori Kadono, Masatoshi Takagaki, Takeo Nishida, Hajime Nakamura, Masanobu Yanase, Norihide Fukushima, Masayuki S Source Type: research