Safety of Mechanical Thrombectomy with Combined Intravenous Thrombolysis in Stroke Treatment 4.5 to 9 Hours from Symptom Onset

An extended time window for intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) for acute stroke patients up to 9 hours from symptom onset has been established in recent trials, excluding patients who received mechanical thrombectomy (MT). We therefore investigated whether combined therapy with IVT and MT (IVT+MT) is safe in patients with ischemic stroke and large vessel occlusion (LVO) in an extended time window.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - August 13, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Tilman Reiff, Oliver Barthel, Peter Arthur Ringleb, Johannes Pfaff, Sibu Mundiyanapurath Source Type: research