Abstract, via the American Heart Association Journal:
Efficient and timely recanalization is an important goal in acute stroke endovascular therapy.
Several studies demonstrated improved recanalization and clinical outcomes with the stent retriever devices compared with the Merci device. The goal of this study was to evaluate the role of the balloon guide catheter (BGC) and recanalization success in a substudy of the North American Solitaire Acute Stroke (NASA) registry.\
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