Endovascular thrombectomy with standard medical care was associated with better functional outcomes than medical care alone in patients with acute ischemic stroke due to large-vessel occlusion, according to study results.
“Endovascular thrombectomy has been shown to be more effective in reducing disability than medical therapy alone in selected patients with ischemic stroke due to a large cerebral vessel occlusion,” Amrou Sarraj, MD, director of the Cerebrovascular Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, and colleagues wrote in The