Mechanical thrombectomy with retrievable stents and aspiration catheters for acute ischaemic stroke: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

CONCLUSIONS: In patients with an acute anterior circulation stroke, modern device thrombectomy significantly reduces death and subsequent disability. The magnitude of these effects suggests that universal access to this treatment strategy should be the standard of care.PMID:34503942 | DOI:10.4244/EIJ-D-21-00343

Source: EuroIntervention - September 10, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Christopher A Rajkumar Sashiananthan Ganesananthan Yousif Ahmad Henry Seligman George D Thornton Michael Foley Alexandra N Nowbar James P Howard Darrel P Francis Thomas R Keeble Iris Q Grunwald Rasha K Al-Lamee Iqbal S Malik Matthew J Shun-Shin Source Type: research