Endovascular treatment in anterior circulation stroke beyond 6.5 hours after onset or time last seen well: results from the MR CLEAN Registry.
Luuk DekkerEsmee VenemaF Anne V PirsonCharles B L M MajoieBart J EmmerIvo G H JansenMaxim J H L MulderRobin LemmensRobert-Jan B GoldhoornMarieke J H WermerJelis BoitenGeert J Lycklama À NijeholtYvo B W E M RoosAdriaan C G M van EsHester F LingsmaDiederik W J DippelWim H van ZwamRobert J van OostenbruggeIdo R van den Wijngaardnull nullPublished in: Stroke and vascular neurology (2021)
Without the use of CT perfusion selection criteria, EVT in the 6.5-24-hour time window was not associated with poorer outcome in selected patients with favourable clinical and CT/CT angiography characteristics. randomised controlled trials with lenient inclusion criteria are needed to identify more patients who can benefit from EVT in the late window.