Background The effects and risks of endovascular thrombectomy 6 to 24 hours after stroke
onset due to basilar-artery occlusion have not been extensively studied. Methods In a trial …

Background: To compare safety and efficacy between carotid artery stenting (CAS) and
carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in treating asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis based on …

Background and purpose On 11 March 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) declared
the COVID-19 infection a pandemic. The risk of ischemic stroke may be higher in patients …

Importance Prior randomized trials have generally shown harm or no benefit of stenting
added to medical therapy for patients with symptomatic severe intracranial atherosclerotic …

Purpose This systematic review and meta-analysis summarized the current literature to
compare the safety and efficacy between first-pass effect (FPE) and multiple-pass effect …

Background Cerebral ischemia–reperfusion (I/R) injury is a major cause of early
complications and unfavorable outcomes after endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) therapy in …

Background Endotheliopathy and coagulopathy appear to be the main causes for critical
illness and death in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The adhesive …

Background: Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) can inhibit recurrent ischemic events
effectively in patients with acute or chronic cerebral ischemia. However, it is still unclear …

Importance Prior trials of extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) bypass surgery showed no benefit
for stroke prevention in patients with atherosclerotic occlusion of the internal carotid artery …

Background and Purpose—We conducted a pilot feasibility and safety study of selective
brain cooling with intra-arterial infusion of cold saline combined with endovascular …