First-Line Contact Aspiration vs Stent Retriever for Proximal Occlusion in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis

In recent years, multiple clinical trials have laid the foundations of mechanical thrombectomy therapy in ischemic stroke caused by large vessel occlusion.1 And the vast majority of the researches employed stent retrievers. However, advances in mechanical thrombectomy devices provide us more options.2 Direct aspiration illustrated as forced arterial suction thrombectomy (FAST) and the latter a direct aspiration first-pass technique (ADAPT) was carried out as more flexible catheters with a large bore size became available.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - October 27, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Xiangyuan Zhang, Xiong Guo, Yunqiang Yi, Chuanbin Cheng, Aitang Liang, Dongli Pu, Junjie Jiang Source Type: research