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Stroke: EVT offers late-window benefit with clinical or target perfusion mismatch

Susan London   |   Clinical Summary   |   04 August 2021
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Takeaway

  • Among patients with ischemic stroke treated 6-24 hours after symptom onset, the benefit of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) over medical care is similar between cases of clinical mismatch and target perfusion mismatch on baseline imaging.

Why this matters

  • EVT also has associated risks, costs.
  • Editorial: applying the findings in routine care...

          

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