TCT-752 Endovascular Therapy Versus Medical Therapy for Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Randomized Controlled Trials

Background Several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have shown inconsistent results in regards to outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) undergoing endovascular therapy (ET) versus standard medical treatment (MT). [...]we sought to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of ET compar...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2015-10, Vol.66 (15), p.B306-B306
Main Authors: Villablanca Spinetto, Pedro A, Onuegbu, Afiachukwu, Briceno, David, Rao, Gaurav, Otusanya, Olufisayo, Tafur, Jose D, Salih, Mohsin, Mohananey, Divyanshu, Makkiya, Mohammed, White, Christopher
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Clinical trials
Confidence intervals
Internal Medicine
Sensitivity analysis
Stroke
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Summary:Background Several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have shown inconsistent results in regards to outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) undergoing endovascular therapy (ET) versus standard medical treatment (MT). [...]we sought to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of ET compared to MT in patients with AIS utilizing data from all available RCTs.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2015.08.775