Intravenous alteplase has different effects on the efficacy of aspiration and stent retriever thrombectomy: analysis of the COMPASS trial.
Maxim MokinMuhammed WaqasJohanna T FifiReade De LeacyDavid J FiorellaElad I LevyKenneth SnyderRicardo A HanelKeith WoodwardImran ChaudryAnsaar T RaiDonald FreiJosser E Delgado AlmandozMichael E KellyAdam S ArthurBlaise W BaxterJoey EnglishItalo LinfanteKyle M FargenAquilla TurkJ D MoccoAdnan H SiddiquiPublished in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2021)
Prior administration of IV alteplase may adversely affect the efficacy of aspiration, but does not seem to influence the stent retriever first approach to MT in patients with anterior circulation ELVO.