Endovascular Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Challenges and Transition From Trials to Bedside

Stroke. 2016 Feb;47(2):548-53. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.011426. Epub 2016 Jan 7.
No abstract available

Keywords: acute ischemic stroke; endovascular therapy; stent; stent retriever; thrombectomy.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain Ischemia / complications
  • Brain Ischemia / therapy*
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Endovascular Procedures
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Mechanical Thrombolysis / methods*
  • Patient Selection
  • Stents*
  • Stroke / etiology
  • Stroke / therapy*
  • Thrombectomy / methods*
  • Thrombolytic Therapy / methods*
  • Tissue Plasminogen Activator / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Fibrinolytic Agents
  • Tissue Plasminogen Activator