Duration of Ischemia Affects Outcomes Independent of Infarct Size in Stroke.
Youngran KimSwapnil KhoseOsama O ZaidatAmeer E HassanJohanna T FifiAshish NandaBenjamin AtchieBritton WoodwardArnd DoerflerAlejandro TomaselloAlbert J YooSunil A ShethPublished in: Stroke (Hoboken, N.J.) (2022)
The impact of OTR on outcomes appears to be mostly through a mechanism that is independent of FI. Our findings suggest that although the field has moved toward imaging infarct core definitions of eligibility for endovascular treatment, time remains an important predictor of outcome, independent of infarct core.