title: Challenges and Opportunities of Endovascular Stroke Therapy.
abstract: In light of the results of the recent trials comparing endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke compared to the previous standard of care, endovascular treatment is now the new standard for patients with acute ischemic stroke resulting from proximal vessel occlusion. This is probably the greatest advancement in stroke treatment in two decades. However, these results, in addition to creating great opportunities for better outcomes for stroke patients and for future research, have also brought with it new challenges. In this article, we present the key results of the trials, as well as future challenges and opportunities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Clinical Neurosciences, Foothills Hospital, Cuming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Mayank
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Clinical Neurosciences, Foothills Hospital, Cuming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.|Department of Community Health Sciences and Medicine, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.affiliation: Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, UCLA Comprehensive Stroke Center, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Saver
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D020521:Stroke / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*