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Optimized Management of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Published on: January 18, 2018
Current Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke
Kunal Bhatia1, Sachin Bhagavan2, Navpreet Bains2
1MSMA member since 2020, University of Missouri - Columbia School of Medicine/MU Health Care in Columbia, Missouri.
Abstract:
Acute ischemic stroke is one of the leading causes of death and long-term disability in the United States. Intravenous thrombolysis with recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rt-PA) has been the mainstay of acute therapy. However, multiple randomized clinical trials have been published that have shown higher rates of recanalization and improved functional outcomes with endovascular therapy compared with intravenous rt-PA in patients with ischemic stroke from large vessel occlusion. This article provides an update and discusses the role of endovascular therapy in management of acute ischemic stroke.
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