Tag: large-core stroke

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...

Large-core ischaemic stroke patients with severe hypodensity may benefit less from...

While the randomised controlled SELECT2 trial initially found that patients with large-core ischaemic stroke receive a greater benefit from thrombectomy compared to medical management,...

Thrombectomy shows long-term benefit in large-infarct stroke patients diagnosed via ‘pragmatic’...

The TENSION trial, conducted across 41 hospitals in Europe and Canada, has unveiled new insights into the long-term efficacy of endovascular mechanical thrombectomy in...

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...