The Official Journal of EuroPCR and the European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (EAPCI)
INTERVENTIONS FOR HYPERTENSION AND STROKE
Endovascular treatment vs. intravenous thrombolysis alone for ischaemic stroke: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
EuroIntervention 2016;12:e271-e281 published online e-edition June 2016. DOI: 10.4244/EIJV12I2A42
Giuseppe Ferrante1*, MD, PhD; Nunzio Paolo Nuzzi2, MD; Giulio Giuseppe Stefanini1, MD, PhD; Francesco Asteggiano2, MD; Simona Marcheselli3, MD; Gianluigi Condorelli4,5, MD, PhD; Bernhard Reimers1, MD
1. Division of Clinical and Interventional Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan, Italy; 2. Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Humanitas Clinical and Rese
Aims: Our aim was to assess the effects on clinical outcomes of endovascular treatment vs. thrombolysis alone in patients with ischaemic stroke.