F Bala, B J Kim, M Najm, J Thornton, E Fainardi, P Michel, K Alpay, D Herlihy, M Goyal, I Casetta, S Nannoni, P Ylikotila, S Power, V Saia, A Hegarty, G Pracucci, R Rautio, A Ademola, A Demchuk, S Mangiafico, K Boyle, M D Hill, D Toni, S Murphy, B K Menon, M A Almekhlafi
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Randomized trials in the late window have demonstrated the efficacy and safety of endovascular thrombectomy in large-vessel occlusions. Patients with M2-segment MCA occlusions were excluded from these trials. We compared outcomes with endovascular thrombectomy in patients with M2-versus-M1 occlusions presenting 6-24 hours after symptom onset. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Analyses were on pooled data from studies enrolling patients with stroke treated with endovascular thrombectomy 6-24 hours after symptom onset...
March 23, 2023: AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology