Tag: large core

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...

New eligibility criteria including large-core strokes could boost thrombectomy rates “dramatically”

A study presented on the first day of the 2023 Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) annual meeting (31 July–4 August, San Diego, USA) has...

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...
Osama Zaidat low ASPECTS thrombectomy

Thrombectomy fails to find a benefit in the older population with...

A low Alberta stroke program early CT score (ASPECTS) of 4–5 has been deemed the threshold for mechanical thrombectomy, with no benefit elicited in...