Reperfusion strategies in stroke with medium-to-distal vessel occlusion: a prospective observational study.

Federica Rizzo Michele Romoli Luigi Simonetti Mauro Gentile Stefano Forlivesi Laura Piccolo Federica Naldi Matteo PaolucciSimone GalluzzoFrancesco TaglialatelaCiro PrinciottaLudovica MigliaccioMarco PetruzzellisGiancarlo Logroscino Andrea Zini

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2023)

BT may carry a higher chance of good functional outcome compared to EVT/IVT only in people with AIS due to MeVO, with marginally higher rates of successful recanalization. Randomized trials are needed to define optimal treatment tailoring for MeVO.

Keyphrases

cerebral ischemia
atrial fibrillation
acute myocardial infarction
middle cerebral artery
acute ischemic stroke
coronary artery disease
combination therapy
endovascular treatment
subarachnoid hemorrhage
acute coronary syndrome
replacement therapy