Endovascular Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke.
Despite several effective strategies of stroke prevention, the stroke epidemic still constitutes the leading cause of permanent disability. The recent series of well-designed, convincingly-positive randomized controlled trials of endovascular thrombectomy in stroke patients with large vessel occlusion launched a paradigm shift and a new era in acute stroke management. The present review provides an overview of the technical aspects of the procedure, discusses patient selection criteria, summarizes the current evidence from randomized trials about its efficacy and safety, and explores its implications in the organization of acute stroke care.
['Papanagiotou|Panagiotis|P|', 'Ntaios|George|G|']
D002545:Brain Ischemia D002533:Cerebral Angiography D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography D057510:Endovascular Procedures D006801:Humans D020767:Intracranial Thrombosis D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging D018570:Risk Assessment D012307:Risk Factors D020521:Stroke D017131:Thrombectomy D013997:Time Factors D061665:Time-to-Treatment D016896:Treatment Outcome
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