Browsing College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences by Subject "acute large vessel occlusion"

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    • Does bridging therapy in mechanical thrombectomy increase recanalization rates in ischemic stroke patients affected by acute large vessel occlusion? 

      Silva Santos, Andreia M.; Rossi, Rosanna; Pandit, Abhay; Fitzgerald, Seán; Mereuta, Oana Madalina; Douglas, Andrew; Thornton, John; Brennan, Paul; Power, Sarah; O’Hare, Alan; Rentzos, Alexandros; Ceder, Erik; Tatlisumak, Turgut; Jood, Katarina; Redfors, Petra; Nordanstig, Annika; Duffy, Sharon; Gilvarry, Michael; McCarthy, Ray; Doyle, Karen M. (SAGE Publications, 2019-05-22)
      Both intravenous thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator (IV-rtPA) and mechanical thrombectomy (MT) increase recanalization rates. We assessed if bridging-therapy (the concomitant use of rtPA and MT) could increase ...