Use of endovascular thrombectomy in patients with acute ischemic stroke caused by occlusions in distal vessels has failed to ...

Beginning in 2015 with multiple trials showing a benefit with thrombectomy in early large-vessel occlusion, followed by the extended-window trials in 2018 and then the large core trials in 2023 ...

Removing a clot blocking a medium- or small-sized artery in the brain mechanically is a safe treatment for a common type of ...

The American Stroke Association (ASA) announced the presentation of the DISTAL study, which is investigating whether endovascul ...

Removing a clot blocking a medium- or small-sized artery in the brain mechanically is a safe treatment for a common type of stroke; however, it did not lessen disability more than best medical ...

Mechanically retrieving a blood clot blocking a medium- or small-sized brain artery was no better at reducing disability 90 ...

Three trials showed no improvement in functional outcomes, and the potential for harm, versus medical therapy alone.

In an editorial, J. Mocco, MD, of Mount Sinai Health System in New York City, characterized the DISTAL and ESCAPE-MeVO ...

endovascular occlusion of the origin of the aberrant subclavian artery by thoracic aortic stent graft implantation in combination with distal occlusion of the lusorian artery and subclavian artery ...