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Perfusion-guided endovascular stroke treatment improves outcomes

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

Source: www.2minutemedicine.com

1. Among patients with large vessel ischemic stroke and evidence of salvageable brain tissue on computed tomography (CT) perfusion imaging, endovascular thrombectomy following intravenous (IV) alteplase administration improved technical reperfusion and both early clinical and late functional outcomes when compared to IV thrombolytic therapy alone.

2. No significant differences in risk, including mortality or intracerebral hemorrhage, were apparent between the treatment and control arms of the trial.

A Randomized Trial of Intraarterial Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke

January 1, 2015
N Engl J Med 2015; 372:11-20
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1411587

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