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View article: Tenzing Assisted Delivery of Aspiration (TADA) technique for thrombectomy of medium vessel occlusions using the Freeclimb 54 catheter: multicenter experience
Tenzing Assisted Delivery of Aspiration (TADA) technique for thrombectomy of medium vessel occlusions using the Freeclimb 54 catheter: multicenter experience Open
Background Medium vessel occlusions (MeVOs) account for 25–40% of acute ischemic stroke. The Tenzing 5 (Route 92 Medical, San Mateo, California, USA) and FreeClimb 54 (Route 92 Medical, San Mateo, California, USA) catheter is a novel deliv…
View article: Editorial Commentary
Editorial Commentary Open
The recently published editorial has nicely captured the reality of the off-label use of numerous drugs and devices in day-to-day clinical practice.[1] It brings to light the dilemmas that the off-label use of products can present.
View article: RETRACTED: Rescue intracranial stenting in acute ischemic stroke (study)
RETRACTED: Rescue intracranial stenting in acute ischemic stroke (study) Open
Background and Purpose In cases of acute ischemic stroke that are caused by intracranial large vessel occlusion, rescue intracranial stenting has recently become a treatment option to achieve recanalization in patients when mechanical thro…
View article: A Decade of Improvement in Door‐to‐Puncture Times for Mechanical Thrombectomy But Ongoing Stagnation in Prehospital Care
A Decade of Improvement in Door‐to‐Puncture Times for Mechanical Thrombectomy But Ongoing Stagnation in Prehospital Care Open
Background Systems of care surrounding endovascular therapy for stroke have garnered much attention in recent years. In‐hospital metrics, such as “door‐to‐puncture” and procedure times have been areas for quality improvement. The temporal …
View article: Outcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy of Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion Due to Underlying Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease
Outcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy of Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion Due to Underlying Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease Open
Background Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) is a common cause of posterior circulation acute ischemic stroke. We aimed to compare baseline characteristics, recanalization rates, and clinical outcomes in patients with acute basil…
View article: Trial of Endovascular Treatment of Acute Basilar-Artery Occlusion
Trial of Endovascular Treatment of Acute Basilar-Artery Occlusion Open
In a trial involving Chinese patients with basilar-artery occlusion, approximately one third of whom received intravenous thrombolysis, endovascular thrombectomy within 12 hours after stroke onset led to better functional outcomes at 90 da…
View article: Endovascular Treatment Versus Best Medical Management in Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion Strokes: Results From the ATTENTION Multicenter Registry
Endovascular Treatment Versus Best Medical Management in Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion Strokes: Results From the ATTENTION Multicenter Registry Open
Background: The authors compare the effectiveness and safety of endovascular treatment (EVT) versus best medical management (BMM) in strokes attributable to acute basilar artery occlusion (BAO). Methods: The present analysis was based on t…
View article: Abstract 1122‐000176: Incidence and Predictors of Delayed Functional Independence in the TREVO Retriever Registry
Abstract 1122‐000176: Incidence and Predictors of Delayed Functional Independence in the TREVO Retriever Registry Open
This meeting abstract was removed due to the OA licensing requirements of this journal. The full abstract is listed here : https://www.svin.org/files/SVIN_2021_Abstracts_for_Web.pdf
View article: Healthy Life-Year Costs of Treatment Speed From Arrival to Endovascular Thrombectomy in Patients With Ischemic Stroke
Healthy Life-Year Costs of Treatment Speed From Arrival to Endovascular Thrombectomy in Patients With Ischemic Stroke Open
In this study, care delays were associated with loss of healthy life-years in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with EVT, particularly in the postarrival time period. The finding that every 1 second of delay was associated with l…
View article: Endovascular therapy in the distal neurovascular territory: results of a large prospective registry
Endovascular therapy in the distal neurovascular territory: results of a large prospective registry Open
Background There is a paucity of data regarding mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in distal arterial occlusions (DAO). We aim to evaluate the safety and efficacy of MT in patients with DAO and compare their outcomes with proximal arterial occlu…
View article: Discrepancies between current and ideal endovascular stroke treatment practice in Europe and North America: Results from UNMASK EVT, a multidisciplinary survey
Discrepancies between current and ideal endovascular stroke treatment practice in Europe and North America: Results from UNMASK EVT, a multidisciplinary survey Open
Background Since 2015, endovascular therapy has been established as a standard of care for acute stroke. This has caused major challenges regarding the organization of systems of care, which have to meet the increasing demand for thrombect…
View article: 100 interesting case studies in neurointervention: Tips and tricks
100 interesting case studies in neurointervention: Tips and tricks Open
For Neurointerventionalists, the fundamentals of procedural skill sets are ingrained during their Fellowship training years. Majority of the books and resources used during this training are foundational building blocks aimed at trainees i…
View article: Influence of Guidelines in Endovascular Therapy Decision Making in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Influence of Guidelines in Endovascular Therapy Decision Making in Acute Ischemic Stroke Open
Background and Purpose— The American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association guidelines for early management of patients with ischemic stroke offer guidance to physicians involved in acute stroke care and clarify endovascular…
View article: Endovascular treatment decision in acute stroke: does physician gender matter? Insights from UNMASK EVT, an international, multidisciplinary survey
Endovascular treatment decision in acute stroke: does physician gender matter? Insights from UNMASK EVT, an international, multidisciplinary survey Open
Background and purpose Differences in the treatment practice of female and male physicians have been shown in several medical subspecialties. It is currently not known whether this also applies to endovascular stroke treatment. The purpose…
View article: Factors Associated With the Decision-Making on Endovascular Thrombectomy for the Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke
Factors Associated With the Decision-Making on Endovascular Thrombectomy for the Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke Open
Background and Purpose— Little is known about the real-life factors that clinicians use in selection of patients that would receive endovascular treatment (EVT) in the real world. We sought to determine patient, practitioner, and health sy…
View article: Time of day and endovascular treatment decision in acute stroke with relative endovascular treatment indication: insights from UNMASK EVT international survey
Time of day and endovascular treatment decision in acute stroke with relative endovascular treatment indication: insights from UNMASK EVT international survey Open
Background and purpose The decision to proceed with endovascular thrombectomy should ideally be made independent of inconvenience factors, such as daytime. We assessed the influence of patient presentation time on endovascular therapy deci…
View article: An international multicenter retrospective study to survey the landscape of thrombectomy in the treatment of anterior circulation acute ischemic stroke: outcomes with respect to age
An international multicenter retrospective study to survey the landscape of thrombectomy in the treatment of anterior circulation acute ischemic stroke: outcomes with respect to age Open
Background Thrombectomy is an efficacious treatment for acute ischemic stroke (AIS). However, relatively few studies to date have specifically examined the impact and clinical implications of age on outcomes for thrombectomy in anterior AI…
View article: Standards of Practice in Acute Ischemic Stroke Intervention International Recommendations
Standards of Practice in Acute Ischemic Stroke Intervention International Recommendations Open
After five positive randomized controlled trials showed benefit of mechanical thrombectomy in the management of acute ischemic stroke with emergent large-vessel occlusion, a multi-society meeting was organized during the 17th Congress of t…
View article: WEAVE Trial
WEAVE Trial Open
Background and Purpose— The WEAVE trial (Wingspan Stent System Post Market Surveillance) is a postmarket surveillance trial mandated by the Food and Drug Administration to assess the periprocedural safety of the Wingspan Stent system in th…
View article: Trevo 2000: Results of a Large Real‐World Registry for Stent Retriever for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Trevo 2000: Results of a Large Real‐World Registry for Stent Retriever for Acute Ischemic Stroke Open
Background Recent randomized controlled trials show benefit of thrombectomy for large vessel occlusion in stroke. Real‐world data aid in assessing reproducibility of outcomes outside of clinical trials. The Trevo Retriever Registry is a mu…
View article: Standards of Practice in Acute Ischemic Stroke Intervention: International Recommendations
Standards of Practice in Acute Ischemic Stroke Intervention: International Recommendations Open
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View article: Standards of practice in acute ischemic stroke intervention: International recommendations
Standards of practice in acute ischemic stroke intervention: International recommendations Open
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View article: Standards of practice in acute ischemic stroke intervention: international recommendations
Standards of practice in acute ischemic stroke intervention: international recommendations Open
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View article: Comparative Safety and Efficacy of Modified TICI 2b and TICI 3 Reperfusion in Acute Ischemic Strokes Treated With Mechanical Thrombectomy
Comparative Safety and Efficacy of Modified TICI 2b and TICI 3 Reperfusion in Acute Ischemic Strokes Treated With Mechanical Thrombectomy Open
"Comparative Safety and Efficacy of Modified TICI 2b and TICI 3 Reperfusion in Acute Ischemic Strokes Treated With Mechanical Thrombectomy" by Nitin Goyal et al. Neurosurgery 2018; doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyy097. The comment listed below was p…
View article: Computed Tomographic Perfusion Predicts Poor Outcomes in a Randomized Trial of Endovascular Therapy
Computed Tomographic Perfusion Predicts Poor Outcomes in a Randomized Trial of Endovascular Therapy Open
Background and Purpose— In the ESCAPE trial (Endovascular Treatment for Small Core and Anterior Circulation Proximal Occlusion with Emphasis on Minimizing CT to Recanalization Times), patients with large vessel occlusions and small infarct…
View article: Neuroendovascular management of emergent large vessel occlusion: update on the technical aspects and standards of practice by the Standards and Guidelines Committee of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery
Neuroendovascular management of emergent large vessel occlusion: update on the technical aspects and standards of practice by the Standards and Guidelines Committee of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery Open
Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is the fifth leading cause of death, and remains the leading cause of disability in the USA.1 There are an estimated 680 000 new strokes per year in the USA, with a mortality rate of 53–94%, and with an even gre…
View article: Thrombectomy 6 to 24 Hours after Stroke with a Mismatch between Deficit and Infarct
Thrombectomy 6 to 24 Hours after Stroke with a Mismatch between Deficit and Infarct Open
Among patients with acute stroke who had last been known to be well 6 to 24 hours earlier and who had a mismatch between clinical deficit and infarct, outcomes for disability at 90 days were better with thrombectomy plus standard care than…
View article: Interhospital Transfer Before Thrombectomy Is Associated With Delayed Treatment and Worse Outcome in the STRATIS Registry (Systematic Evaluation of Patients Treated With Neurothrombectomy Devices for Acute Ischemic Stroke)
Interhospital Transfer Before Thrombectomy Is Associated With Delayed Treatment and Worse Outcome in the STRATIS Registry (Systematic Evaluation of Patients Treated With Neurothrombectomy Devices for Acute Ischemic Stroke) Open
Background: Endovascular treatment with mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is beneficial for patients with acute stroke suffering a large-vessel occlusion, although treatment efficacy is highly time-dependent. We hypothesized that interhospital …