Stent-retriever thrombectomy after intravenous t-PA vs. t-PA alone in stroke.

JL, Saver; M, Goyal; A, Bonafe; HC, Diener; EI, Levy; VM, Pereira; GW, Albers; C, Cognard; DJ, Cohen; W, Hacke; O, Jansen; TG, Jovin; HP, Mattle; RG, Nogueira; AH, Siddiqui; DR, Yavagal; BW, Baxter; TG, Devlin; DK, Lopes; VK, Reddy; Mesnil de Rochemont R, du; OC, Singer; R, Jahan

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1415061

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Stent-retriever thrombectomy after intravenous t-PA vs. t-PA alone in stroke.

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J. Saver

M. Goyal

A. Bonafe

Abstract

BACKGROUND Among patients with acute ischemic stroke due to occlusions in the proximal anterior intracranial circulation, less than 40% regain functional independence when treated with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) alone. Thrombectomy with the use of a stent retriever, in addition ...

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Medicine

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