Thrombectomy less beneficial in large-core stroke
June 11, 2024
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The University of Cincinnati's Joseph Broderick commented to Medscape on a recent trial that found patients with the largest volume of stroke tissue injury benefit less from thrombectomy, a procedure that uses a catheter to remove a blood clot from a blood vessel in the brain, which restores blood flow.