Efficacy and safety of endovascular treatment versus intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Efficacy and safety of endovascular treatment versus intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Although endovascular therapy (ET) is increasingly used in patients with moderate to severe acute ischemic stroke, its efficacy and safety remains controversial. We performed a meta-analysis aiming to compare the benefits and safety of endovascular treatment and intravenous th...

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Main Authors: Chao Lin, Nan Li, Kang Wang, Xin Zhao, Bai-Qiang Li, Lei Sun, Yi-Xing Lin, Jie-Mei Fan, Miao Zhang, Hai-Chen Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3814965?pdf=render

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