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Acute Stroke Intervention

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Acute stroke is common, has high morbidity and mortality, and is grossly undertreated in the United States. The goals for ischemic stroke therapy should be rapid and safe reperfusion of the culprit artery, either through the use of thrombolytic drugs or mechanical therapies in appropriate patients. Many options currently exist for mechanical embolectomy of stroke and each has unique advantages and disadvantages. The field of stroke intervention is constantly evolving as new devices and new insights are employed. Nevertheless, the “optimal” therapy for acute stroke remains elusive, as the field searches for large-scale multicenter randomized trials which can help build consensus and shape guideline recommendations.

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DeVries, J.T. (2014). Acute Stroke Intervention. In: Thompson, C. (eds) Textbook of Cardiovascular Intervention. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4528-8_36

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