title: Direct to embolectomy without IV tPA: the stage is set for a randomized controlled trial.
authors.affiliation: Interventional Neuroradiology, Monash Imaging, Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Ronil V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.affiliation: NeuroEndovascular Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Thabele M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Leslie-Mazwi
authors.affiliation: Memorial Neuroscience Institute, Hollywood, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Brijesh P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.affiliation: NeuroEndovascular Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hirsch
keywords: Economics; Stroke