Importance of First Pass Reperfusion in Endovascular Stroke Care - Insights From Thrombectomy and Aneurysm Registry (STAR).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mechanical thrombectomy has become the first-line treatment strategy for patients with large-vessel occlusion strokes. Often >1 thrombectomy maneuver is necessary to achieve reperfusion. A first-pass (FP) effect with improved functional outcomes after mechanical thrombectomy has been described. Aim of the present study is to investigate the FP effect in a large, international, multicenter stroke database.

Methods

Patients who underwent mechanical thrombectomy for large-vessel occlusion stroke in the anterior cerebral circulation between January 2014 and January 2021 and achieved complete reperfusion were identified from the STAR (Stroke Thrombectomy and Aneurysm Registry). We compared functional outcomes of patients with FP (defined as modified treatment in cerebr

SUBMITTER: Maier IL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12778857 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature