Stroke is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Early diagnosis and treatment of
stroke are important for better clinical outcome. Rapid and accurate diagnosis of stroke …

Cardiovascular diseases, particularly coronary artery disease (CAD), remain the leading
cause of death worldwide in recent years, with myocardial infarction (MI) being the most …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an important risk factor for ischemic stroke (IS). Oral anticoagulation
(OAC) significantly reduces the risk of IS in AF but also increases the risk of systemic …

Background: Brain clots retrieved following endovascular thrombectomy in acute ischemic
stroke patients may offer unique opportunities to characterise stroke aetiology and aid stroke …

Background Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) has become standard for large vessel
occlusions, but rates of complete recanalization are suboptimal. Previous reports correlated …

Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in the world, and the provision of
reperfusion therapy and endovascular therapy, in particular, have revolutionized the …

Background Intra-procedural characterization of stroke thromboemboli might guide
mechanical thrombectomy (MT) device choice to improve recanalization rates …

It was found that ischemic stroke (IS) was associated with abnormal platelet activity and
thrombosis. However, the potential significance of platelet-related genes (PRGs) in IS still …

Background: The predictive value of thrombus perviousness in acute ischemic stroke (AIS),
as measured by computed tomography (CT), has been intensively studied with conflicting …

Background Intracranial occlusion recanalization fails in 20% of endovascular
thrombectomy procedures, and thrombus composition is likely to be an important factor. In …