Endovascular thrombectomy with medical management improves functional independence vs medical management alone in stroke due ...

Dr. Fawaz Al-Mufti and team performing a life-saving thrombectomy to restore blood flow to a patient's brain. If you suspect a stroke, get to the hospital immediately-quick action can mean the ...

Longer thrombectomy procedure times are associated with worse outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients, a new study shows. "Procedure times exceeding 30 to 60 min or more than 3 aspiration attempts ...

Each moment we are given holds possibility. Yet, every 40 seconds a person suffers from a stroke, which can take away that promise of possibility. Millions of Americans and their families are affected ...

Even patients with acute ischemic stroke who are delayed in getting to the hospital and already have large cerebral infarcts may derive a benefit from endovascular therapy to remove the clot, ...

(UPDATED) Mechanical thrombectomy, already shown to improve functional outcomes in appropriately selected patients with acute ischemic stroke who present up to 24 hours after symptom onset, is also ...

Two studies have shown no added benefit of intravenous thrombolysis in patients with acute stroke who are treated with mechanical thrombectomy. We review the importance and interpretation of these ...

Granted, tenecteplase is approved by the FDA stateside but has yet to clear Japanese regulators. Study authors noted that the ...

PHOENIX -- Endovascular thrombectomy for large-core acute ischemic stroke improved long-term outcomes, the SELECT2 trial affirmed. The intervention shifted the 1-year modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Intra-arterial alteplase after successful reperfusion with mechanical thrombectomy for large vessel occlusion ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to a Bay Area commercial stage medical technology company for its novel ...

For every minute a stroke goes untreated, an estimated 1.9 million brain cells die. That’s just one reason early recognition ...