OBJECTIVES: This study sought to evaluate the safety and efficacy of stent retriever for the management of acute @entity385 . BACKGROUND: @entity64 is the third leading cause of @entity204 and the most common cause of disability in the United States. Early reperfusion has been associated with favorable outcomes. Stent retrievers are novel endovascular devices that provide vessel recanalization via thrombus retrieval mechanical thrombectomy. METHODS: The authors performed a literature search using PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from May 2005 to May 2015. Randomized controlled trails (RCTs) comparing endovascular therapy (ET) with the use of retrievable stents against standard therapy (ST) for the management of acute @entity64 were included. RESULTS: Five RCTs (the MR CLEAN, ESCAPE, EXTEND-IA, @entity514 -PRIME, and REVASCAT studies) with 634 @entity1 in the ET group and 653 @entity1 in the ST group met inclusion criteria. The frequency of a low 90-day modified Rankin Score (0 to 2) in the intervention group was 42.6% compared with 26.1% in the control group (odds ratio: 2.43; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.9 to 3.09; p  < 0.0001). The frequency of @entity510 was 4.2% in the ET group compared with 4.3% in the ST group (risk ratio: 1.08; 95% CI: 0.64 to 1.82; p  = 0.78). 90-day mortality was 15.1% in the ET group compared with 18.7% in the ST group (risk ratio: 0.81; 95% CI: 0.58 to 1.12; p  = 0.19). There was no evidence of significant heterogeneity or publication bias for any of the endpoints. CONCLUSIONS: On the basis of the results of this meta-analysis of RCTs, ET with stent retrievers appears as a safe and effective therapeutic option for acute @entity385 due to large vessel occlusion.

Safety and Efficacy of Stent Retriever for the Management of Acute XXXX : Comprehensive Review and Meta-Analysis.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['stroke', 'Stroke'] @entity514 :: ('8895', 'Species') :: ['SWIFT'] @entity510 :: ('MESH:D013345', 'Disease') :: ['intracranial bleeding'] @entity204 :: ('MESH:D003643', 'Disease') :: ['death'] @entity385 :: ('MESH:D002544', 'Disease') :: ['ischemic stroke']
@entity385 :: (MESH:D002544,Disease) :: ['Ischemic Stroke']
