Influence of prior intravenous thrombolysis in patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy for M2 occlusions: insight from the Endovascular Treatment in Ischemic Stroke (ETIS) registry.
Agathe Le FlochFrederic ClarenconRouchaud AymericMaeva KyhengJulien LabreucheIgor SibonGregoire BoulouisBenjamin GorySébastien RichardJildaz CaroffRaphaël BlancPierre SenersOmer F EkerTae-Hee ChoArturo ConsoliRomain BourcierBenoit GuillonCyril DargazanliCaroline ArquizanChristian DenierFrancisco MacianStephane VannierJean-Christophe GentricMaxime GaubertiOlivier NaggaraCharlotte RossoGuillaume TurcOzlem Ozkul-WermesterChristophe CognardJean François AlbucherSerge TimsitFrederic BourdainAnthony LebrasSebastian RichterSolène MoulinRaoul PopOlivier HeckRicardo MorenoVincent L'AllinecBertrand LapergueGaultier Marnatnull nullPublished in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2022)
In cases of M2 occlusions, prior IVT combined with MT resulted in better functional outcome than MT alone, without increasing the rate of hemorrhagic or procedural complications. These results suggest the benefit of IVT in patients undergoing MT for M2 occlusions.