Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke Secondary to Infective Endocarditis
Author(s) -
Juan Ambrosioni,
Xabier Urra,
Marta HernándezMeneses,
Manel Almela,
Carlos Falces,
Adrián Téllez,
Eduard Quintana,
David Fuster,
Elena Sandoval,
Bárbara Vidal,
José Marı́a Tolosana,
Asunción Moreno,
Ángel Chamorro,
José M. Miró,
J M M,
Juan-Jos Garc a-Garc a,
Juan M. Pericàs,
M. Hughes M,
Cristina García de la Mària,
Javier GarcíaGonzález,
Francesc Marco,
A. Miguel,
Jordi Vilà,
Estela Sánchez Q,
Е. Н. Щурова,
Juan C. Paré,
Chukwuso Francis,
Daniel Pereda,
Ramón Cartañá,
Salvador Pié i Ninot,
Manel Azqueta,
Marta Sitges,
Bobyleva I.V.,
José Luís Pomar,
Manuel Castellá,
Jin T.,
José Ortíz,
Guillermina Fita,
Irene Rovira,
Françoise DignatGeorge,
José Ramírez,
Merçè Brunet,
Dolors Soy,
Pedro Castro,
Jaume Llopis
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cix1000
Subject(s) - medicine , infective endocarditis , thrombolysis , endocarditis , stroke (engine) , ischemic stroke , occlusion , cardiology , surgery , ischemia , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , engineering
Intravenous thrombolysis is contraindicated in acute ischemic stroke secondary to infective endocarditis. We report our initial experience in 6 cases of proximal vessel occlusion treated with mechanical thrombectomy, which was safe (no bleeding) and effective (significant early neurological improvement) and might be useful in this clinical setting.
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