Trial of Endovascular Thrombectomy for Large Ischemic Strokes

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Authors

Amrou Sarraj · University Hospitals of Cleveland

Ameer E Hassan · University Hospitals of Cleveland

Michael Abraham · University Hospitals of Cleveland

Santiago Ortega‐Gutiérrez · University Hospitals of Cleveland

Scott E. Kasner · University Hospitals of Cleveland

Muhammad Shazam Hussain · Cleveland Clinic

Michael Chen

Abstract

Among patients with large ischemic strokes, endovascular thrombectomy resulted in better functional outcomes than medical care but was associated with vascular complications. Cerebral hemorrhages were infrequent in both groups. (Funded by Stryker Neurovascular; SELECT2 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03876457.).

Topics & Keywords

Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 388, Issue 14, pp. 1259-1271

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2214403

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