Few procedures have gone through a decade of practice-changing clinical trials as impressive as thrombectomy for stroke. Beginning in 2015 with multiple trials showing a benefit with thrombectomy ...

Techniques for thrombus removal include catheter-directed thrombolysis, mechanical thrombectomy and various combinations of both (pharmacomechanical catheter-directed thrombolysis). There are no ...

Thrombectomy does not improve outcomes among patients with acute ischemic strokes caused by blockages in the medium or distal vessels, results of three randomized trials indicate. Adding endovascular ...

Functional recovery at 90 days was lower in the balloon-guided catheter group versus the conventional catheter group. 2.

Opens in a new tab or window Two randomized trials found that intra-arterial urokinase and tenecteplase did not improve functional outcomes after mechanical thrombectomy in selected stroke patients.

Studies over the past decade have consistently shown a benefit of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) over medical therapy alone in managing acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion ...