Miami Beach, FL—A new study presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 16th Annual Meeting found significant differences in decision-making for endovascular treatment (EVT) when the physician’s experience with EVT use and practice area were taken into consideration. The web-based, global study of 607 clinicians and interventionalists had participants respond to randomly selected […]
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Type of Stent Affects Immediate and Long-Term Outcomes New study compares three types of stents and their effects on the safety and efficacy of the stent-coiling procedure
Miami Beach, FL—A new study comparing the outcomes of different types of stents used to treat cerebral aneurysms shows that the type of stent used affects a patient’s immediate and long-term health outcomes. The study was presented at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 16th Annual Meeting. Endovascular stent-assisted coiling is a new, minimally invasive […]
New Study Finds Independent Predictors of First Pass Effect in Mechanical Thrombectomy
Miami Beach, FL—A new study, presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 16th Annual Meeting, found that non-internal carotid artery (non-ICA) site of occlusion, the use of a balloon-guided catheter, and better collateral grade were all independent predictors of the first pass effect (FPE). FPE occurs when a complete revascularization is achieved after […]
Helicopter Transport for Stroke Patients Decreases Time to Surgery, New Study Finds
Miami Beach, FL—The sooner that a severe stroke patient can access thrombectomy, the more likely they are to experience a good outcome. A new study shows that using emergency helicopter ambulance services to transfer a patient to a hospital that can perform a stroke thrombectomy—a minimally invasive surgery which removes the blood clot in the […]
