[HTML][HTML] Unfavorable vascular anatomy during endovascular treatment of stroke: challenges and bailout strategies

FJA MontAlverne, FO Lima, F de Araújo Rocha… - Journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The benefit of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) due to large
vessel intracranial occlusions is directly related to the technical success of the procedures in …

Clinical and procedural outcomes with or without balloon guide catheters during endovascular thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta …

A Podlasek, PS Dhillon, G Jewett… - American Journal …, 2021 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND: Balloon guide catheters are increasingly used to improve clot retrieval by
temporarily stopping proximal blood flow during endovascular thrombectomy. PURPOSE …

Balloon guide catheter is not superior to conventional guide catheter when stent retriever and contact aspiration are combined for stroke treatment

R Bourcier, G Marnat, J Labreuche, H Desal… - …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND The effectiveness of balloon guide catheter (BGC) use has not been
prospectively studied and its added value for improving reperfusion in acute ischemic stroke …

Cervical internal carotid artery tortuosity: A morphologic analysis of patients with acute ischemic stroke

JC Benson, W Brinjikji, SA Messina… - Interventional …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background and purpose Cervical internal carotid artery (ICA) tortuosity is thought to impede
distal catheterization during attempted mechanical thrombectomy in patients with acute …

[HTML][HTML] Predictors of successful first-pass thrombectomy with a balloon guide catheter: results of a decision tree analysis

A Velasco Gonzalez, D Görlich, B Buerke… - Translational stroke …, 2020 - Springer
Complete recanalization after a single retrieval maneuver is an interventional goal in acute
ischemic stroke and an independent factor for good clinical outcome. Anatomical biomarkers …

Comparative study of intracranial access in thrombectomy using next generation 0.088 inch guide catheter technology

DV Bageac, BS Gershon, J Vargas, M Mokin… - Journal of …, 2022 - jnis.bmj.com
Background Most conventional 0.088 inch guide catheters cannot safely navigate
intracranial vasculature. The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety of stroke …

Balloon gliding technique: a novel use of balloon guiding catheters in accessing challenging circulations when treating acute ischemic stroke

M Abdalkader, A Sahoo, J Lee, N Kiley… - Interventional …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Challenging arterial anatomy delays, or prevents timely endovascular treatment
(EVT) of acute ischemic stroke (AIS). We introduce a new technique called 'Balloon Gliding …

Clot meniscus sign: an angiographic clue for choosing between stent retriever and contact aspiration in acute basilar artery occlusion

SH Baik, C Jung, BM Kim, K Han… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The efficacy of mechanical thrombectomy methods may
differ depending on the characteristics of the occlusion. The purpose of this study was to …

Distal placement of balloon guide catheter facilitates stent-retriever mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke in the anterior circulation

IH Lee, SK Ha, DJ Lim, JI Choi - Acta Neurochirurgica, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Although balloon guide catheters (BGCs) have been demonstrated to improve
recanalization and functional outcomes by enabling proximal flow control and forced …

[HTML][HTML] First experience with Walrus balloon guide catheter in a whole-body flow model

H Guerreiro, FA Flottmann, AA Kyselyova, M Wagner… - Neuroradiology, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Flow arrest using a balloon guide catheter (BGC) in mechanical thrombectomy
(MT) due to large vessel occlusion has been associated with better outcomes. Known …