Gauri Parvathy, Rohit C Dey, Lakshmi Venkata Simhachalam Kutikuppala, Aakansh R Maheshwari, Elwy Josey, Jyothi S Chintala, Mohammed Abdullah, Swathi Godugu
Stroke is found to be one of the global top causes of mortality and the major factor in years of life with a handicap (DALYs). Ischemic strokes contributed to nearly 70% of all strokes worldwide. For endovascular thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke with large vessel obstruction (AIS-LVO), using stent retrievers and/or reperfusion catheters has become the gold standard of therapy. The methodology involved keyword-based search in databases like PubMed, Embase, and Google Scholar for recent publications on mechanical thrombectomy (MT), AIS, large vessel occlusion (Large Vessel Occlusion (LVO)), screening relevant articles, retrieving full texts, and synthesizing key findings on procedural advancements, patient selection, COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) impact, delay effects, effectiveness, clinical outcomes, and future perspectives...
December 2023: Annals of Medicine and Surgery