Open AccessEndovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke: Considerations from Recent Randomized Trials
Author(s) -
Manabu Shirakawa,
Shinichi Yoshimura,
Kiyofumi Yamada,
Kazutaka Uchida,
Seigo Shindou
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
interventional neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.07
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1664-9737
pISSN - 1664-5545
DOI - 10.1159/000375540
Subject(s) - medicine , endovascular treatment , randomized controlled trial , stroke (engine) , clinical trial , subarachnoid hemorrhage , intracerebral hemorrhage , acute stroke , tissue plasminogen activator , surgery , aneurysm , mechanical engineering , engineering
Despite increasing use of intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator therapy, the large number of patients ineligible for treatment or for whom treatment is ineffective has become problematic.
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