Stent-Retriever Thrombectomy after Intravenous t-PA vs. t-PA Alone in Stroke

Abstract

In patients receiving intravenous t-PA for acute ischemic stroke due to occlusions in the proximal anterior intracranial circulation, thrombectomy with a stent retriever within 6 hours after onset improved functional outcomes at 90 days. (Funded by Covidien; SWIFT PRIME ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01657461.).

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Affiliated Institutions

• University of Miami US
• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center US
• Toshiba (Japan) JP
• University of Duisburg-Essen DE
• Toronto Western Hospital CA
• Rush University Medical Center US
• Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel DE
• University Hospital of Bern CH
• Hôpital Gui de Chauliac FR
• Stanford University US
• Grady Memorial Hospital US
• University Health Network CA
• Institute of Neurobiology BG
• University of Bern CH
• Jackson Memorial Hospital US
• University of Toronto CA
• Emory University US
• University of Calgary CA
• Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées FR
• Heidelberg University DE

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