23K views · 125 reactions | Would thrombectomy benefit patients with medium-sized or distal vessel occlusion stroke? NEJM Editorial Fellow Sarah Gorey, MB, breaks down the ESCAPE-MeVO and DISTAL clinical trials.  Further reading: ESCAPE-MeVO trial: https://nej.md/40LTUaL DISTAL trial: https://nej.md/4jYWV0z | The New England Journal of Medicine | Facebook

23K views · 104 reactions | Trials that showed a benefit of thrombectomy in stroke due to large-artery occlusion in the anterior circulation excluded patients with the largest infarcts. Research findings that include these patients are summarized in a new Quick Take video. https://nej.md/4dwLPfW | The New England Journal of Medicine | Facebook