Estudo randomizado | Em pacientes com acidente vascular encefálico isquêmico e oclusão de grande vaso, a trombectomia combinada com aspiração de contato e retirada por stent (stent retriever) não foi melhor do que o stent retriever isolado.

Effect of Thrombectomy With Combined Contact Aspiration and Stent Retriever vs Stent Retriever Alone on Revascularization in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke and Large Vessel Occlusion: The ASTER2 Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link para o resumo – $ para o texto completo)

Comentários:

Little Benefit From Adding Aspiration to Thrombectomy for Stroke – Medscape (necessário cadastro gratuito)

Combo Thrombectomy Approach No Better for Large Vessel Strokes – MedPage Today (necessário cadastro gratuito)

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Clinical trial found the rate of near-total or total reperfusion at the end of the endovascular procedure was not significantly different for patients receiving thrombectomy with contact aspiration and stent retriever combined vs stent retriever alone https://t.co/SQTEnysFBG

— JAMA (@JAMA_current) September 28, 2021