Impact of temporary opening using a stent retriever on clinical outcome in acute ischemic stroke.

BACKGROUND:Stent retriever has a distinct ability to restore blood flow temporarily before achieving final reperfusion. There has been a limited report regarding the clinical impact of it. We investigated if temporary opening of occluded vessels using a stent retriever before final reperfusion might...

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Main Authors: Dongbeom Song, Ji Hoe Heo, Dong Ik Kim, Dong Joon Kim, Byung Moon Kim, Kijeong Lee, Joonsang Yoo, Hye Sun Lee, Hyo Suk Nam, Young Dae Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4399833?pdf=render