Influence of intravenous alteplase on endovascular treatment decision-making in acute ischemic stroke due to primary medium-vessel occlusion: a case-based survey study

Conclusions Intravenous alteplase is an important factor in EVT decision-making for MeVO stroke. However, even in alteplase-treated patients, more than half of the physicians decided to proceed with EVT without waiting for alteplase effect.

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Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - April 12, 2022 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Kappelhof, M., Ospel, J., Kashani, N., Cimflova, P., Singh, N., Almekhlafi, M. A., Menon, B. K., Fiehler, J., Chen, M., Sakai, N., Goyal, M. Tags: Open access, Ischemic stroke Source Type: research