Two randomized trials showing benefits of endovascular thrombectomy in ischemic stroke caused by basilar artery occlusion have now been published. Results of the two Chinese trials — the first to show ...

BARCELONA, Spain — In stroke due to basilar artery occlusion, the best technique to use for thrombectomy appears to depend on the underlying etiology of the clot, a new trial suggested. The Chinese ...

After years of studies that showed negative or mixed results for endovascular thrombectomy in a rare form of stroke, two new trials provide welcome evidence that outcomes with the procedure are better ...

Endovascular therapy, a minimally invasive surgery performed inside the blood vessels, is preferred to alternative approaches for vessel obstructions in life-sustaining areas of the brain, analysis ...

Patients who have a stroke due to basilar-artery occlusion have a poor prognosis. Adding thrombectomy to standard medical care might improve outcomes in these patients. New research findings are ...

In a randomized trial involving 300 patients with basilar-artery stroke, endovascular thrombectomy was not significantly different from medical therapy with respect to a favorable functional outcome ...

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Endovascular therapy, or EVT, – a minimally invasive surgery performed inside the blood vessels – is 2 ½ times more likely than standard medical management to achieve a positive outcome after ...