Identifying Patients at High Risk for Poor Outcome After Intra-Arterial Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Author(s) -
Hen Hallevi,
Andrew D. Barreto,
David S. Liebeskind,
Miriam M. Morales,
Sheryl MartinSchild,
Anitha Abraham,
Jignesh Gadia,
Jeffrey L. Saver,
James C. Grotta,
Sean I. Savitz
Publication year - 2009
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.108.535146
Subject(s) - medicine , ischemic stroke , stroke (engine) , cardiology , acute stroke , ischemia , tissue plasminogen activator , mechanical engineering , engineering
Intra-arterial recanalization therapy (IAT) is increasingly used for acute stroke. Despite high rates of recanalization, the outcome is variable. We attempted to identify predictors of outcome that will enable better patient selection for IAT.
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