Training Guidelines for Endovascular Stroke Intervention: An International Multi-Society Consensus Document

摘要

Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Much of the long-term disability occurs in patients with Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion (ELVO). In fact, in these patients, occlusion of a major intracerebral artery results in a large area of brain injury often resulting in death or severe disability [1]. Until recently, intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) was the only proven treatment for ELVO.