Abstract:BackgroundRecent studies have implied that ongoing intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) during endovascular treatment (ET) improves functional outcomes in patients who have undergone stroke caused by a large vessel occlusion (LVO). In this study, we investigated the effect of ongoing IVT until completion of ET on procedure duration, first-pass thrombectomy rate, and periprocedural complications.MethodsWe analyzed patients from the German Stroke Registry-Endovascular Treatment dataset, collected between June 2015 and… Show more
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