Safety and Efficacy of Mechanical Embolectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke

S. Smith, Wade; Sung, Gene; Starkman, Sidney; L. Saver, Jeffrey; S. Kidwell, Chelsea; Pierre Gobin, Y.; L. Lutsep, Helmi; M. Nesbit, Gary; Grobelny, Thomas; M. Rymer, Marilyn; E Silverman, Isaac; T. Higashida, Randall; F. Budzik, Ronald; P. Marks, Michael

doi:10.1161/01.str.0000171066.25248.1d

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Safety and Efficacy of Mechanical Embolectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Published in Stroke • Jun 17, 2005

Authors:

Wade S. Smith

Gene Sung

Sidney Starkman

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The only Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved treatment for acute ischemic stroke is tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) given intravenously within 3 hours of symptom onset. An alternative strategy for opening intracranial vessels during stroke is mechanical embolectomy...

Subject

Medicine

Embolectomy

Stroke (engine)

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