Cardiovascular and interventional radiology
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Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · Apr 2017
Low Cerebral Blood Volume Identifies Poor Outcome in Stent Retriever Thrombectomy.
Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is an efficient treatment of acute stroke caused by large-vessel occlusion. We evaluated the factors predicting poor clinical outcome (3-month modified Rankin Scale, mRS >2) although MT performed with modern stent retrievers. ⋯ CBV-ASPECTS estimating infarct core is a significant predictor of poor clinical outcome among anterior circulation stroke patients treated with MT, especially in the setting of poor collateral circulation and/or moderate or severe stroke.