Tag: thrombectomy access

Philips, World Bank and Ukraine’s Ministry of Health deploy nationwide acute...

Royal Philips—in collaboration with the World Bank and Ukraine’s Ministry of Health (MOH)—has announced a nationwide initiative to modernise stroke and cardiovascular care in...

“Stark” regional disparities in accessing stroke treatments exist across India, analysis...

A comprehensive, geospatial analysis of acute ischaemic stroke care in India has identified “critical disparities” in access to life-saving reperfusion treatments, revealing that only...

SVIN introduces Mechanical Thrombectomy Access Score via “groundbreaking” research paper

The Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN) recently announced the publication of a “significant” research paper in the journal Stroke, presenting the Mechanical Thrombectomy Access...

First prospective Indian thrombectomy registry shows high revascularisation rates and confirms...

Data from a registry claimed to be the first prospective registry on mechanical thrombectomy for stroke in India have revealed a number of key...

World Stroke Day 2024: UN General Assembly event emphasises need to...

Today, on World Stroke Day (29 October), here is a timely reminder that stroke is the second leading cause of death globally. Despite the...

Ten years of MR CLEAN: Stroke thrombectomy’s evolution and ongoing challenges

This year, 25 October marks a full decade since the initial presentation of results from the MR CLEAN randomised controlled trial (RCT), which—along with...

Philips and WSO publish policy paper calling for “revolution in stroke...

Royal Philips and the World Stroke Organization (WSO) have published a joint policy paper calling for a “revolution in stroke care” to make a real difference to the lives...

Cost-flexible devices and boosting thrombectomy uptake in the developing world

The growth of intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) coupled with the advent—and ongoing expansion—of mechanical thrombectomy has seen acute stroke transform from “a diagnosable and hardly...

Study indicates updated stroke evaluation protocols increase patient access to thrombectomy...

Changing standard procedures for evaluating and treating patients with suspected stroke has led to improved access to lifesaving stroke surgery across the US state...

Report finds improved thrombectomy access at NHS hospitals using Brainomix’s AI...

More stroke patients are benefitting from life-changing treatment thanks to Brainomix's e-Stroke artificial intelligence (AI) platform, according to a recent report from the Oxford...