Simple noncontrast CT alone may be just as good as advanced imaging in selecting stroke patients with late-presenting large-vessel occlusion for mechanical thrombectomy, a new study suggests. The CLEAR cohort study showed that in patients with a proximal anterior ischemic stroke undergoing mechanical thrombectomy in the late time window (6-24 hours after symptom onset), there […]

Acute cervical internal carotid artery stenting is associated with benefit in patients with tandem occlusion stroke compared with thrombectomy alone, a new observational study suggests. In a pooled analysis of two large registries, patients with tandem occlusion (TO) stroke who were treated with acute cervical internal carotid artery (c-ICA) stenting had higher odds of having […]

Cordis Corporation, part of Cardinal Health, has recalled certain lots of its Precise PRO Rx carotid stent system due to a risk of separation of the distal tip of the sheathed delivery system during use. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified this recall as class I, the most serious type, because of […]