Mechanical Thrombectomy Access Score: A Pragmatic Tool to Quantify Barriers to Global Mechanical Thrombectomy Access

Affiliations

¹ Second Department of Neurology, "Attikon" University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece (G.T.).
² Stroke Unit, Department of Neurology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain (M.R.).

Editorial

Georgios Tsivgoulis et al. Stroke. 2025 Jan.

. 2025 Jan;56(1):168-169.

doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.124.049403. Epub 2024 Dec 20.

¹ Second Department of Neurology, "Attikon" University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece (G.T.).
² Stroke Unit, Department of Neurology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain (M.R.).

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Keywords: Editorials; ischemic stroke; mortality; policy; thrombectomy.

Conflict of interest statement

None.

Mechanical Thrombectomy Access Score: A Systematic Review and Modified Delphi of Global Barriers to Endovascular Therapy.
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