International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial of Neurosurgical Clipping Versus Endovascular Coiling
Author(s) -
Mats Ryttlefors,
Per Enblad,
Richard Kerr,
Andrew Molyneux
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.107.506030
Subject(s) - medicine , modified rankin scale , clipping (morphology) , subarachnoid hemorrhage , aneurysm , internal carotid artery , endovascular coiling , middle cerebral artery , surgery , endovascular treatment , ischemic stroke , ischemia , linguistics , philosophy
It is often thought that elderly patients in particular would benefit from endovascular aneurysm treatment. The aim of this analysis was therefore to compare the efficacy and safety of endovascular coiling (EVT) with neurosurgical clipping (NST) in the subgroup of elderly SAH patients in the International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial (ISAT).
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