Endovascular treatment versus standard medical treatment for vertebrobasilar artery occlusion (BEST): an open-label, randomised controlled trial

X Liu, Q Dai, R Ye, W Zi, Y Liu, H Wang, W Zhu… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Previous randomised trials have shown an overwhelming benefit of mechanical
thrombectomy for treating patients with stroke caused by large vessel occlusion of the …

Expanding indications for endovascular thrombectomy-how to leave no patient behind

PB Sporns, J Fiehler, J Ospel… - Therapeutic …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) has become standard of care for large vessel occlusion
strokes but current guidelines exclude a large proportion of patients from this highly effective …

Endovascular thrombectomy for acute basilar artery occlusion: a multicenter retrospective observational study

DH Kang, C Jung, W Yoon, SK Kim… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Despite the recent acceptance of thrombectomy as the standard of care in
patients with acute anterior circulation stroke, the benefits of thrombectomy remain uncertain …

Firstline a direct aspiration first pass technique versus firstline stent retriever for acute basilar artery occlusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis

G Ye, J Lu, P Qi, X Yin, L Wang, D Wang - Journal of …, 2019 - jnis.bmj.com
Introduction Acute basilar artery occlusion (BAO) can result in extremely high disability and
mortality. Stent retrievers (SRs) can achieve a high recanalization rate for BAO, therefore …

Mechanical thrombectomy for basilar artery occlusion: efficacy, outcomes, and futile recanalization in comparison with the anterior circulation

TR Meinel, J Kaesmacher… - Journal of …, 2019 - jnis.bmj.com
Background Performing mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in patients with basilar artery
occlusion (BAO) is currently not evidence-based. Objective To compare patients' outcome …

Basilar artery occlusion Chinese endovascular trial: protocol for a prospective randomized controlled study

C Li, C Wu, L Wu, W Zhao, J Chen… - … Journal of Stroke, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Rationale There are no randomized trials examining the best treatment for acute basilar
artery occlusion in the 6–24-hour time window. Aims To assess the safety and efficacy of …

Values of baseline posterior circulation acute stroke prognosis early computed tomography score for treatment decision of acute basilar artery occlusion

H Sang, F Li, J Yuan, S Liu, W Luo, C Wen, Q Zhu… - Stroke, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose: This study aimed to analyze the impact of baseline posterior
circulation Acute Stroke Prognosis Early Computed Tomography Score (pc-ASPECTS) on …

Guidelines for mechanical thrombectomy in Japan, the fourth edition, March 2020: a guideline from the Japan Stroke Society, the Japan Neurosurgical Society, and …

H Yamagami, M Hayakawa, M Inoue… - Neurologia medico …, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Acute cerebral artery occlusion is associated with very poor outcomes. 1) Early
recanalization of occluded arteries, however, may improve the outcome, and recanalization …

Posterior circulation endovascular thrombectomy for large-vessel occlusion: predictors of favorable clinical outcome and analysis of first-pass effect

AM Alexandre, I Valente, A Consoli… - American Journal …, 2021 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Successful vessel recanalization in posterior circulation
large-vessel occlusion is considered crucial, though the evidence of clinical usefulness …

Perfusion imaging predicts favorable outcomes after basilar artery thrombectomy

CW Cereda, G Bianco, M Mlynash, N Yuen… - Annals of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Perfusion imaging identifies anterior circulation stroke patients who respond
favorably to endovascular thrombectomy (ET), but its role in basilar artery occlusion (BAO) is …