Stroke is the third-leading cause of death in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan.
According to American Heart Association statistics, there are now 795 000 new strokes each …

The foundation of modern therapy for ischaemic stroke involves reperfusion of the ischaemic
penumbra and salvage of threatened but potentially viable brain tissue. Work on imaging of …

Background Present mechanical devices are unable to achieve recanalisation in up to 20–
40% of large vessel occlusion strokes. We compared efficacy and safety of the Trevo …

Summary Background The Solitaire Flow Restoration Device is a novel, self-expanding stent
retriever designed to yield rapid flow restoration in acute cerebral ischaemia. We compared …

Background Whether endovascular stroke treatment improves clinical outcomes is unclear
because of the paucity of data from randomised placebo-controlled trials. We aimed to …

Esta edição traz as Diretrizes Brasileiras sobre o Manejo da Ressuscitação Cardiopulmonar
(RCP). Embora a ressuscitação tenha uma longa história que remonta aos tempos bíblicos …

The world faces an epidemic of atrial fibrillation and atrial fibrillation-related stroke. An
individual's risk of atrial fibrillation-related stroke can be estimated with the CHADS 2 or CHA …

The second part of these Guidelines covers the topics of antiplatelet, anticoagulant, and
statin therapy in acute ischemic stroke, reperfusion therapy, and classification of Stroke …

Purpose In recent years, mechanical thrombectomy using Solitaire stent retrieval has been
tried for treating acute ischemic stroke with a large artery occlusion. We systematically …

Background and Purpose—We sought to explore the safety and efficacy of the new TREVO
stent-like retriever in consecutive patients with acute stroke. Methods—We conducted a …