Tag: SWIFT-DIRECT

SWIFT DIRECT does not show statistical non-inferiority of direct mechanical thrombectomy...

NOTE: This video is ONLY available to watch in selected countries and geographies Principal investigators Urs Fischer (University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland) and...

SWIFT-DIRECT sub-analysis finds effect of bridging thrombolysis is preserved over time

A recent sub-analysis of the SWIFT-DIRECT trial, which is published in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery (JNIS), has found “no evidence” that the effect...
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Direct mechanical thrombectomy fails to show non-inferiority compared with IV t-PA...

The preliminary results of the SWIFT-DIRECT (Solitaire with the intention for thrombectomy plus IV t-PA versus direct Solitaire stent-retriever thrombectomy in acute anterior circulation...