{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["37(4)"],"submitter":["Coutinho JM"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background and purpose</h4>Mechanical thrombectomy is beneficial for patients with acute ischemic stroke and a proximal anterior occlusion, but it is unclear if these results can be extrapolated to patients with an M2 occlusion. The purpose of this study was to examine the technical aspects, safety, and outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy with a stent retriever in patients with an isolated M2 occlusion who were included in 3 large multicenter prospective studies.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>We included patients from the Solitaire Flow Restoration Thrombectomy for Acute Revascularization (STAR), Solitaire With the Intention For Thrombectomy (SWIFT), and Solitaire With the Intention for Thrombectomy as Primary Endovascular Treatment (SWIFT PRIME) studies, 3 large multicenter prospective"],"journal":["AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology"],"pagination":["667-72"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7960159"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Mechanical Thrombectomy for Isolated M2 Occlusions: A Post Hoc Analysis of the STAR, SWIFT, and SWIFT PRIME Studies."],"pmcid":["PMC7960159"],"pubmed_authors":["Levy EI","Davalos A","Pereira VM","Jahan R","Zaidat OO","Siddiqui AH","Saver JL","Gralla J","Goyal M","Baxter BW","Liebeskind DS","Coutinho JM","Slater LA","Bonafe A","Nogueira RG"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Mechanical Thrombectomy for Isolated M2 Occlusions: A Post Hoc Analysis of the STAR, SWIFT, and SWIFT PRIME Studies.","description":"<h4>Background and purpose</h4>Mechanical thrombectomy is beneficial for patients with acute ischemic stroke and a proximal anterior occlusion, but it is unclear if these results can be extrapolated to patients with an M2 occlusion. The purpose of this study was to examine the technical aspects, safety, and outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy with a stent retriever in patients with an isolated M2 occlusion who were included in 3 large multicenter prospective studies.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>We included patients from the Solitaire Flow Restoration Thrombectomy for Acute Revascularization (STAR), Solitaire With the Intention For Thrombectomy (SWIFT), and Solitaire With the Intention for Thrombectomy as Primary Endovascular Treatment (SWIFT PRIME) studies, 3 large multicenter prospective","dates":{"release":"2016-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2016 Apr","modification":"2025-04-04T08:27:39.9Z","creation":"2025-02-18T23:54:05.486Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC7960159","cross_references":{"pubmed":["26564442"],"doi":["10.3174/ajnr.a4591","10.3174/ajnr.A4591"]}}