Anemia Predicts Poor Clinical Outcome in Mechanical Thrombectomy Patients with Fair or Good Collateral Circulation

Background and Purpose: Anemia predicts poor clinical outcome of ischemic stroke in the general stroke population. We studied whether this applies to those treated with mechanical thrombectomy for proximal anterior circulation occlusion in the setting of differing collateral circulation. Methods: We...

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Main Authors: Juha-Pekka Pienimäki, Sara Protto, Eetu Hakomäki, Pasi Jolma, Niko Sillanpää
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2020-10-01
Series:Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/510228