Tag: infarct volume
Stroke thrombectomy: Limitless potential or a success story nearing its final...
Mechanical thrombectomy has gone from strength to strength in the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke over the past decade—progressing beyond early-window large vessel occlusions...
One-year TESLA and SELECT2 data favour thrombectomy in large-core stroke patients
One-year follow-up data from two randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating mechanical thrombectomy in patients with ischaemic strokes caused by large-core infarct volumes have demonstrated...
TENSION results show improved functional outcomes and reduced mortality with stroke...
New results from the TENSION study—presented recently at the 15th World Stroke Congress (WSC; 10–12 October, Toronto, Canada) by Götz Thomalla (University Medical Center...
MAGNA meta-analysis further supports clinical benefit of EVT in large-core infarct...
The MAGNA meta-analysis of individual patient data (IPD) has provided “strong, generalisable evidence” on the clinically meaningful benefits of endovascular therapy (EVT) in ischaemic...
TESLA trial misses primary endpoint but exhibits “strong suggestion” favouring endovascular...
The results of the TESLA trial were recently presented at the European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC; 24–26 May, Munich, Germany), demonstrating a “strong suggestion”...
ANGEL-ASPECT data bolster evidence for thrombectomy in large infarct core stroke
A randomised trial has found mechanical thrombectomy procedures performed within 24 hours of symptom onset to be more effective than standard medical care in...
SELECT2 results support thrombectomy use in stroke patients with large infarct-core...
An international clinical study has found that patients experiencing a ‘large’ stroke—characterised by a greater infarct-core volume on imaging—had a dramatically better recovery after...
