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• Combined Intravenous Thrombolysis and Thrombectomy vs Thrombectomy Alone for Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Pooled Analysis of the SWIFT and STAR Studies.

  Coutinho JM, Liebeskind DS, Slater LA, Nogueira RG, Clark W, Dávalos A, Bonafé A, Jahan R, Fischer U, Gralla J, Saver JL, Pereira VM. Coutinho JM, et al. JAMA Neurol. 2017 Mar 1;74(3):268-274. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.5374. JAMA Neurol. 2017. PMID: 28097310 Clinical Trial.
• Successful Reperfusion With Mechanical Thrombectomy Is Associated With Reduced Disability and Mortality in Patients With Pretreatment Diffusion-Weighted Imaging-Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score ≤6.

  Desilles JP, Consoli A, Redjem H, Coskun O, Ciccio G, Smajda S, Labreuche J, Preda C, Ruiz Guerrero C, Decroix JP, Rodesch G, Mazighi M, Blanc R, Piotin M, Lapergue B; ETIS (Endovascular Treatment in Ischemic Stroke) Research Investigators. Desilles JP, et al. Stroke. 2017 Apr;48(4):963-969. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.116.015202. Epub 2017 Feb 24. Stroke. 2017. PMID: 28235960