A rare mechanism of embolic stroke complicating coronary thrombus aspiration
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Aspiration thrombectomy is often performed in patients with acute myocardial infarction with high thrombus burden. Current guidelines, however, recommend against it because of stroke risk. We report a case of embolic stroke complicating coronary thrombus
Reiko Shiomura +3 more
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Low Levels of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Increase the Risk of Post-Thrombectomy Delayed Parenchymal Hematoma [PDF]
Neurointervention, 2023 Purpose Low levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) have been suggested to increase the risk of hemorrhagic transformation (HT) following acute ischemic stroke.
Seoiyoung Ahn +7 more
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Mechanical thrombectomy: Answering unanswered
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2020 The stroke physician community witnessed a major "breakthrough" in acute stroke therapeutics when the results of the first of the many positive trials, "MR CLEAN," were published showing a significant absolute benefit in favor of mechanical thrombectomy in patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO). Thereafter, the investigators of ESCAPE, SWIFT PRIME,
Rajsrinivas Parthasarathy, Vipul Gupta
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Endovascular Treatment of Anterior Circulation Large Vessel Occlusion in the Elderly
Frontiers in Neurology, 2018 Endovascular treatment of anterior circulation large vessel occlusion in the elderly population presents special challenges and opportunities. In this review, we discuss the published literature regarding thrombectomy in elderly patients and also discuss
Mahesh V. Jayaraman +7 more
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Minor stroke due to large artery occlusion. When is intravenous thrombolysis not enough? Results from the SITS International Stroke Thrombolysis Register [PDF]
, 2017 Purpose: Beyond intravenous thrombolysis, evidence is lacking on acute treatment of minor stroke caused by large artery occlusion. To identify candidates for additional endovascular therapy, we aimed to determine the frequency of non-haemorrhagic ...
Ahmed, Niaz +11 more
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The Impact of Inter-Hospital Transfer on Clinical Outcomes following Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke [PDF]
, 2019 PURPOSE Hospitals designated as primary stroke centers offer noninvasive treatment for acute ischemic stroke, but only comprehensive stroke centers are equipped to provide endovascular treatment.
Schmidt, Tyler
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Anterior cerebral artery thrombectomy: A case series and technical description
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2021 Background: Distal medium vessel occlusions account for 25–40% of ischemic stroke. The utility of thrombectomy in these vessel territories is less frequently studied.
Joseph S. Hudson, Bradley A. Gross
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Long-term outcomes of omniflow II biosynthetic vascular graft in lower extremity arterial revascularization [PDF]
, 2018 Background: This study aims to evaluate the patency rates and long-term outcomes of femoro-popliteal bypass procedures with Omniflow II biosynthetic vascular grafts in patients with occlusive vascular disease.
Göncü, M.T. +4 more
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The association of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and lymphocyte-monocyte ratio with 3-month clinical outcome after mechanical thrombectomy following stroke [PDF]
, 2020 Background and aim Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and lymphocyte-monocyte ratio (LMR) are associated with clinical outcomes in malignancy, cardiovascular disease and stroke.
Alakbarzade, V +7 more
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Journal of International Medical Research, 2022 Cases of patients complicated with dextrocardia who suffer from acute cerebral infarction with large vessel occlusion and receive emergency thrombectomy are particularly rare and have not been widely reported. This article aimed to increase the awareness
Wensheng Zhang +4 more
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