Effect of Balloon Guide Catheter Utilization on the Incidence of Sub-angiographic Peripheral Emboli on High-Resolution DWI After Thrombectomy: A Prospective Observational Study

Background: Thrombus fragmentation causing distal emboli is a feared complication during mechanical thrombectomy (MT). We aimed to investigate the impact of procedural parameters and thrombus properties on the incidence of peripheral emboli after MT for large vessel occlusions (LVO).Methods: We perf...

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Main Authors: Michael H. Schönfeld, Reza Kabiri, Helge C. Kniep, Lukas Meyer, Rosalie McDonough, Jan Sedlacik, Marielle Ernst, Gabriel Broocks, Tobias Faizy, Gerhard Schön, Bastian Cheng, Götz Thomalla, Jens Fiehler, Uta Hanning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2020.00386/full