Emergent Carotid Stenting for Acute Anterior Circulation Ischemic Stroke With Tandem Lesions

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Authors

Michele Romoli · Ospedale “M. Bufalini” di Cesena

C. A. Molina · Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca

Elena Zapata-Arriaza · Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla

Vinay Jaikumar · Jacobs (United States)

Jessica Jesser · Heidelberg University

Mirjam R. Heldner · University Hospital of Bern

Giovanni Merlino

Abstract

This study provides Class II evidence that in patients with stroke due to anterior circulation tandem lesions, eCAS during EVT improves 90-day functional outcomes compared with EVT alone.

Topics & Keywords

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

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Neurology

Volume 106, Issue 2, pp. e214528-e214528

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000214528

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