Comparative Effectiveness of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Population-Based Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background A heterogeneous patient population receives endovascular treatment (EVT) for acute ischemic stroke caused by proximal large-vessel occlusion every day. We aimed to conduct a population-based study of EVT in the province of Alberta, Canada, to understand the effectiveness in a complete population and how the magnitude of effect differs from the artificial world of clinical trials. Methods and Results Within a 3-year period (April 2015 to March 2018), 576 patients fit the inclusion criteria of our study and constituted the EVT group of our analysis. The medical treatment group of the ESCAPE (Endovascular Treatment for Small Core and Anterior Circulation Proximal Occlusion With Emphasis on Minimizing CT [Computed Tomography] to Recanalization Times) trial had 150 patients. Thus, ou

SUBMITTER: Zerna C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7428615 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature