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Editorial
. 2021 Sep;6(3):324-327.
doi: 10.1136/svn-2021-000952. Epub 2021 Apr 26.

Treating acute large vessel occlusion stroke: to bridge or not to bridge?

Yunyun Xiong  1   2 , Yuesong Pan  2 , Raul G Nogueira  3 , Zeguang Ren  4 , Tudor G Jovin  5   6 , Yongjun Wang  7
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Editorial

Treating acute large vessel occlusion stroke: to bridge or not to bridge?

Yunyun Xiong et al. Stroke Vasc Neurol. 2021 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: stroke; thrombectomy; thrombolysis.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
Meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety outcomes of three randomised trials. (A) 1.1 mRS 0–2; 1.2 successful recanalisation (eTICI ≥2b in the DIRECT-MT and DEVT, and TICI ≥2b in the SKIP; (B) 1.3 mRS at 90 days; (C) 2.1 death; 2.2 sICH (Heidelberg criteria in the DIRECT-MT; NINDS criteria in the DEVT and the SKIP. dEVT, direct EVT; eTICI, expanded Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction; EVT, endovascular thrombectomy; IVT, intravenous thrombolysis; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; NINDS, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; sICH, symptomatic intracerebral haemorrhage.
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