title: Brazilian guidelines for endovascular treatment of patients with acute ischemic stroke.
abstract: These guidelines are the result of a joint effort from writing groups of the Brazilian Stroke Society, the Scientific Department of Cerebrovascular Diseases of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology, the Brazilian Stroke Network and the Brazilian Society of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Neuroradiology. Members from these groups participated in web-based discussion forums with predefined themes, followed by videoconference meetings in which controversies and position statements were discussed, leading to a consensus. This guidelines focuses on the implications of the recent clinical trials on endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke due to proximal arterial occlusions, and the final text aims to guide health care providers, health care managers and public health authorities in managing patients with this condition in Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Octávio Marques
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Pontes-Neto
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cougo
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Sheila Cristina Ouriques
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Daniel G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Abud
authors.affiliation: Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center, Grady Memorial Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine. Atlanta, USA.
authors.forename: Raul G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Nogueira
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maramélia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Luiz Henrique de
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Castro-Afonso
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Base de Brasília, Brasília DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: Leticia C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Rebello
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, São Paulo SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: José Guilherme M Pereira
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Caldas
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Botucatu SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bazan
authors.affiliation: Hospital Pró-Cardíaco, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Daniel C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Bezerra
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marco Tulio
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Rezende
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói RJ, Brasil.|Instituto D'Or de Pesquisa e Ensino, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Gabriel R de
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.affiliation: Hospital Municipal São José, Divisão de Neurologia, Joinville SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.affiliation: Hospital Municipal São José, Divisão de Neurologia, Joinville SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Magalhães
authors.affiliation: Hospital Geral de Fortaleza, Fortaleza CE, Brasil.
authors.forename: João José Freitas de
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.affiliation: Hospital Geral de Fortaleza, Fortaleza CE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Francisco José
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Montalverne
authors.affiliation: Hospital Geral de Fortaleza, Fortaleza CE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Fabricio Oliveira
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Hospital da Restauração, Recife PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Gustavo H V
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.affiliation: Hospital Sirio Libanês, São Paulo SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ayrton R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Massaro
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Jamary
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oliveira-Filho
authors.affiliation: Santa Casa de São Paulo, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, São Paulo SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Rubens
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gagliardi
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo; São Paulo SP, Brasil.|Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Gisele Sampaio
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000628:therapy*; D001938:Brazil; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000592:standards*; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents