Effects of stroke etiology on angiographic success in patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy.

Cigdem Deniz Aslı Yaman Kula Bengü Altunan Talip Asil

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2022)

Recanalization success and clinical outcomes did not differ significantly in patients with LVAD and those with cardioembolic etiology. However, mortality rate was higher in patients with atherosclerotic etiology, due to the complexity of the procedure and the high rate of reocclusion.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
atrial fibrillation
cardiovascular events
minimally invasive
risk factors
middle cerebral artery
type diabetes
brain injury
left ventricular assist device
subarachnoid hemorrhage