Endovascular thrombectomy versus medical management for moderate-to-severe anterior cerebral artery occlusion stroke
Chen H, Khunte M, Malhotra A, Gandhi D, Colasurdo M. Endovascular thrombectomy versus medical management for moderate-to-severe anterior cerebral artery occlusion stroke. Journal Of Neurology 2024, 1-8. PMID: 39085619, DOI: 10.1007/s00415-024-12582-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociated with higher oddsAnterior cerebral arteryAssociated with higher ratesIntracranial hemorrhageEndovascular thrombectomyMedical managementHigher oddsEfficacy of endovascular thrombectomyFavorable short-term outcomesRetrospective cohort studyPatient selection criteriaShort-term outcomesEndovascular thrombectomy patientsIn-hospital mortalityMultivariate logistic regressionHome dischargeArtery occlusion strokeNational Inpatient SampleHigher ratesNeurological outcomeCohort studyPrimary outcomeCerebral arterySecondary outcomesOcclusion strokeThrombectomy vs Medical Management for Posterior Cerebral Artery Stroke: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Real-World Data.
Chen H, Khunte M, Colasurdo M, Malhotra A, Gandhi D. Thrombectomy vs Medical Management for Posterior Cerebral Artery Stroke: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Real-World Data. Neurology 2024, 102: e209315. PMID: 38626383, PMCID: PMC11175628, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000209315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic intracranial hemorrhagePosterior cerebral arteryAssociated with higher oddsNational Inpatient SampleEndovascular thrombectomyHigher oddsMedical managementCohort studyFunctional independencePosterior cerebral artery strokeSafety of endovascular thrombectomyOdds of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhageAssociated with significantly higher ratesOxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine criteriaRates of in-hospital mortalityCentre for Evidence-Based Medicine criteriaMeta-analysisRate of ICHAssociated with different oddsHigher odds of deathRate of subarachnoid hemorrhageIn-hospital mortalityAssociated with lower ratesClass III evidenceLevel of evidence