One in four over-80s do well after thrombectomy
Aussie study suggests that for large vessel occlusion in the anterior circulation, it is better to intervene than not
More than a quarter of 80-year-olds with anterior circulation acute ischaemic stroke benefit from thrombectomy, despite their age, an Australian study suggests.
Findings show that 28% of 71 octogenarians (mean age 85) undergoing thrombectomy at Liverpool Hospital in Sydney had a good outcome 90 days after stroke onset, defined as a score of 0-2 on the modified Rankin Scale.
