Is more evidence needed for thrombectomy in basilar artery occlusion? The BASICS and BEST meta-analytical approaches

Is more evidence needed for thrombectomy in basilar artery occlusion? The BASICS and BEST meta-analytical approaches

Correspondence to Dr Davi J Fontoura Solla; davisolla@hotmail.com Introduction The benefit of mechanical thrombectomy for stroke associated with anterior circulation large vessel occlusion (LVO) is well established and among the most effective treatments in medicine.1 Stroke associated with basilar...

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Veröffentlicht in:Stroke and vascular neurology 2021-12, Vol.6 (4), p.671-672
Hauptverfasser: Solla, Davi J Fontoura, Argolo, Felipe Coelho, Budohoski, Karol P, Kolias, Angelos G, Caldas, José Guilherme M P, Oliveira-Filho, Jamary
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Sprache:eng
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Arterial Occlusive Diseases
artery
Basilar Artery
Humans
International cooperation
Ischemia
Letter
Meta-analysis
Patients
statistics
Stroke
thrombectomy
Thrombectomy - adverse effects
Veins & arteries
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Zusammenfassung:Correspondence to Dr Davi J Fontoura Solla; davisolla@hotmail.com Introduction The benefit of mechanical thrombectomy for stroke associated with anterior circulation large vessel occlusion (LVO) is well established and among the most effective treatments in medicine.1 Stroke associated with basilar artery occlusion (BAO) was not included in the seminal thrombectomy randomised clinical trials (RCTs). Only two RCT designed to assess the efficacy of early (
ISSN:2059-8688
2059-8696
DOI:10.1136/svn-2020-000701