Intra-Arterial Therapy for Acute Stroke and the Effect of Technological Advances on Recanalization: Findings in a Community Hospital
Author(s) -
Jonas H. Goldstein,
Sheri Denslow,
Samuel Goldstein,
William F. Marx,
John G. Short,
Reid Taylor,
Alexander L. Schneider
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
north carolina medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.283
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2379-4313
pISSN - 0029-2559
DOI - 10.18043/ncm.77.2.79
Subject(s) - medicine , penumbra , thrombolysis , tissue plasminogen activator , stroke (engine) , randomized controlled trial , cerebral infarction , surgery , cardiology , myocardial infarction , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering
Recent randomized controlled studies have shown improvement in recanalization outcomes when physicians use the latest intra-arterial therapy devices in patients with acute, large-vessel, intracranial occlusions. The goal of this study was to explore how new procedures affected degree of and time to recanalization at a single center over the past 12 years as technology has improved.
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