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SUBMITTER: Mao YT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6492813 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mao Yi-Ting YT Mitchell Peter P Churilov Leonid L Dowling Richard R Dong Qiang Q Yan Bernard B
CNS neuroscience & therapeutics 20160511 8
<h4>Aims</h4>We aimed to evaluate early recanalization postintravenous (i.v.) tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) by digital subtraction angiography (DSA) in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) with large vessel occlusion (LVO).<h4>Methods</h4>We performed baseline CT angiography to identify LVO in AIS. Recanalization pre- and post-intra-arterial therapy (IAT) was categorized to none, partial, and global recanalization (GR). Modified Rankin Scale score ≤2 at 3 months was considered a favorable outcome.< ...[more]