Clinical Trial: The Impact of Age on Short-term Post-thrombectomy Outcomes in Patients Aged 70 or Beyond With Acute Ischemic Stroke
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Acute Cerebral Ischemia
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: The Impact of Age on Short-term Post-thrombectomy Outcomes in Patients Aged 70 or Beyond With Acute Ischemic Stroke
Brief Summary:
A recent Cochrane systematic review of 18 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing endovascular intervention-either mechanical thrombectomy or intra-arterial thrombolysis combined with medical treatment-to conservative medical treatment alone provided high-certainty evidence that endovascular intervention increases the likelihood of achieving a favorable functional outcome (modified Rankin Scale [mRS] score of 0-2) by 50% in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS).1More recently, a cross-Atlantic RCT was…
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