Endovascular Thrombectomy Versus Medical Management in Isolated M2 Occlusions: Pooled Patient-Level Analysis from the EXTEND-IA Trials, INSPIRE, and SELECT Studies.
Amrou SarrajMark ParsonsAndrew BivardAmeer E HassanMichael G AbrahamTeddy WuTimothy KleinigLongting LinChushuang ChenChristopher LeviQiang DongXin ChengKenneth S ButcherPhilip ChoiNawaf YassiDarshan ShahGagan SharmaDeep Kiritbhai PujaraFaris ShakerSpiros BlackburnHelen DeweyVincent N ThijsClark W SittonGeoffrey A DonnanPeter J MitchellBernard YanJames G GrottaGregory W AlbersStephen M DavisBruce C V Campbellnull nullPublished in: Annals of neurology (2022)
In patients with M2 occlusion, EVT was associated with improved clinical outcomes when compared to MM. This association was primarily observed in patients with a mismatch profile and those with higher stroke severity. ANN NEUROL 2022;91:629-639.