Endovascular Therapy May Result In Significantly Better Outcomes Than Current Standard Treatment For Deadliest Strokes

Therapies Tuesday, August 7th, 2012

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Results Announced at Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) 9th Annual Meeting

SAN DIEGO, July 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Endovascular therapy (EVT) is associated with significantly better treatment outcomes over traditional intravenous tPA (IVT) for patients suffering acute ischemic stroke resulting from blockages in the large vessels, or major “highways” of the brain, according to a study presented at the SNIS 9th Annual Meeting in San Diego.  Statistics from the American Stroke Association indicate that 87% of stroke cases in the U.S. each year (estimated at 795,000) are ischemic strokes, and of this total, approximately 50% are large vessel occlusions (LVO), blockages associated with significant morbidity and mortality.   Read more

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