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New England Journal of Medicine· 2015Q1

Stent-Retriever Thrombectomy after Intravenous t-PA vs. t-PA Alone in Stroke

Jeffrey L. Saver, Mayank Goyal, Alain Bonafé, Hans‐Christoph Diener et al.

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Endovascular thrombectomy with a stent retriever, in addition to intravenous t-PA, significantly improved functional outcomes at 90 days for acute ischemic stroke patients with proximal anterior intracranial occlusions, increasing functional independence from 35% to 60%.

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Field: Epidemiology

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