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Endovascular Treatment of Acute Stroke: Evolution and Selection of Techniques and Instruments Based on Thrombus Imaging

Authors: T. Liebig, MD, J. Gralla, MD,MSc, Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schroth, MD

Published in: Clinical Neuroradiology | Special Issue 2/2015

Abstract

Mechanical thrombectomy provides higher recanalization rates than intravenous or intra-arterial thrombolysis. Finally this has been shown to translate into improved clinical outcome in six multicentric randomized controlled trials. However, within cohorts the clinical outcomes may vary, depending on the endovascular techniques applied. Systems aiming mainly for thrombus fragmentation and lacking a protection against distal embolization have shown disappointing results when compared to recent stent-retriever studies or even to historical data on local arterial fibrinolysis. Procedure-related embolic events are usually graded as adverse events in interventional neuroradiology. In stroke, however, the clinical consequences of secondary emboli have so far mostly been neglected and attributed to progression of the stroke itself. We summarize the evolution of instruments and techniques for endovascular, image-guided, microneurosurgical recanalization in acute stroke, and discuss how to avoid procedure-related embolic complications.

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Title: Endovascular Treatment of Acute Stroke: Evolution and Selection of Techniques and Instruments Based on Thrombus Imaging
Authors: T. Liebig, MD
J. Gralla, MD,MSc
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schroth, MD
Publication date: 01-10-2015
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Clinical Neuroradiology / Issue Special Issue 2/2015
Print ISSN: 1869-1439
Electronic ISSN: 1869-1447
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-015-0435-6

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