Modelling the impact of clot fragmentation on the microcirculation after thrombectomy

Many ischaemic stroke patients who have a mechanical removal of their clot (thrombectomy) do not get reperfusion of tissue despite the thrombus being removed. One hypothesis for this ‘no-reperfusion’ phenomenon is micro-emboli fragmenting off the large clot during thrombectomy and occluding smaller...

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Auteurs principaux: El-Bouri, WK, MacGowan, A, Józsa, TI, Gounis, MJ, Payne, SJ
Format: Journal article
Langue:English
Publié: Public Library of Science 2021