Tag: ASTER
ASTER2 analysis links combined thrombectomy approach to improved reperfusion in proximal...
A subgroup analysis of the ASTER2 clinical trial has found that a first-line combined thrombectomy approach, which involves using contact aspiration and a stent...
Combining contact aspiration with stent retriever techniques elicits no superiority
The first randomised controlled trial (RCT) to directly compare the efficacy of the combined use of contact aspiration and stent retriever against a stent...
Outcomes for contact aspiration and stent retrievers shown to be similar...
The post-hoc analysis of the contact aspiration versus stent retriever for successful revascularisation (ASTER) trial showed that the clot burden score on admission was...
ASTER final data confirm no difference between ADAPT and stent retriever...
The final results of the ASTER randomised controlled trial have confirmed that there was no statistically significant difference between ADAPT (a direct aspiration first...