Clinical and Procedural Outcomes with or without Balloon Guide Catheters during Endovascular Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis with First-line Technique Subgroup Analysis.
Anna PodlasekPermesh Singh DhillonGordon A E JewettA ShaheinMayank GoyalMohammed A AlmekhlafiPublished in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2021)
Current literature suggests improved clinical and procedural outcomes associated with the use of balloon guide catheters during endovascular thrombectomy, especially when using the first-line stent retriever.