Endovascular treatment for ischemic strokes with large vessel occlusion: proven therapy and bright future

Stroke. 2015 May;46(5):1431-2. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.008525. Epub 2015 Apr 7.

Authors

Amrou Sarraj¹, Rishi Gupta²

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Neurology, University of Texas Medical School, Houston (A.S.); and Department of Neurosurgery, Wellstar Health Systems, Kennestone Hospital, Marietta, GA (R.G.).
² From the Department of Neurology, University of Texas Medical School, Houston (A.S.); and Department of Neurosurgery, Wellstar Health Systems, Kennestone Hospital, Marietta, GA (R.G.). Rishi.gupta@wellstar.org.

PMID: 25851768
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.008525

No abstract available

Keywords: therapeutic thrombolysis; thrombectomy.

MeSH terms

Brain Ischemia / surgery*
Endovascular Procedures / trends*
Humans
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Stroke / surgery*
Thrombolytic Therapy / trends