High thrombus platelet content is associated with a lower rate of first pass effect in stroke treated by endovascular therapy.
François DelvoyeLucas Di MeglioArturo ConsoliMialitiana Solo NomenjanaharySébastien DupontJulien LabreucheBenjamin MaierMichel PiotinRaphael BlancSimon EscalardPerrine BoursinMylène HamdaniHocine RedjemStanislas SmajdaSolène HébertCandice SabbenAlain Maertens de NoordhoutMartine Jandrot-PerrusBertrand LapergueMikael MazighiBenoit Ho-Tin-NoéJean-Philippe DesillesPublished in: European stroke journal (2022)
Thrombus platelet content may hamper thrombus removal by EVT. This result suggests that adjunctive therapies or functionalization of retrieval devices targeting platelets may improve EVT efficacy.