Dr. Fawaz Al-Mufti and team performing a life-saving thrombectomy to restore blood flow to a patient's brain. If you suspect a stroke, get to the hospital immediately-quick action can mean the ...

A thrombectomy is a surgical procedure to remove a thrombus, or blood clot, in an artery. A doctor may use it to treat some strokes. The procedure helps restore blood flow to the brain. Other names ...

Each moment we are given holds possibility. Yet, every 40 seconds a person suffers from a stroke, which can take away that promise of possibility. Millions of Americans and their families are affected ...

While the routine use of endovascular thrombectomy has revolutionized the treatment of large vessel occlusion ischemic stroke in recent years, a new a study is addressing whether individual approaches ...

Judy and Jack Gasper’s world turned upside down in the middle of the night. They were enjoying their peaceful cabin in Forest County when Judy had a stroke.“I remember being in a dark space,” Judy ...

A thrombectomy can improve outcomes for acute ischemic stroke patients if performed six to 16 hours after symptoms begin, according to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

More than 100 people in Northern Colorado are surviving their past experience with stroke with fewer deficiencies thanks to a procedure now being offered by UCHealth. Prior to 2023, the nearest place ...

In the letter, researchers from Michigan Medicine with colleagues across the Michigan Stroke Treatment Improvement Collaborative reported a significant reduction in ischemic stroke admissions in March ...

PHOENIX -- For large vessel occlusion (LVO) acute ischemic stroke patients planned for mechanical thrombectomy, bed positioning made a big difference in clinical worsening, the ZODIAC trial showed.

Among patients presenting directly to a thrombectomy-equipped center with a large-vessel ischemic stroke, going directly to the endovascular suite and forgoing initial IV thrombolytic therapy provides ...