Endovascular procedures in elderly patients

RAP Falero, OL Piloto - American Journal of …, 2012 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
When one reads “Age-Related Complications following Endovascular Treatment of
Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms,” one should expect an article that focuses on …

Endovascular stroke treatment of nonagenarians

M Möhlenbruch, J Pfaff… - American Journal …, 2017 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Although endovascular treatment has become a standard
therapy in patients with acute stroke, the benefit for very old patients remains uncertain. The …

Interventional stroke therapies in the elderly: are we helping?

N Zeevi, GA Kuchel, NS Lee, I Staff… - American journal of …, 2012 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: It is unclear whether endovascular therapies for the
treatment of AIS are being offered or are safe in older adults. The use and safety of …

Endovascular treatment of acute ischaemic stroke in octogenarians and nonagenarians compared with younger patients

Y Kawabata, N Nakajima, H Miyake… - The Neuroradiology …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: Endovascular therapy for emergent large vessel occlusion has been established
as the standard approach for acute ischaemic stroke. However, the effectiveness and safety …

Efficacy of endovascular stroke management in elderly patients

SI Tjoumakaris, N Chalouhi, GM Ghobrial… - Journal of …, 2016 - jnis.bmj.com
We would like to thank Dr Hirsch and colleagues from Massachusetts General Hospital for
their insightful comment on our paper. 1 The authors advocate a more cautious conclusion …

Endovascular treatment of very elderly patients aged≥ 90 with acute ischemic stroke

L Meyer, M Alexandrou, F Flottmann… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Patients aged≥ 90 were excluded or under‐represented in past thrombectomy
trials; thus, uncertainty remains whether treatment benefits can be expected regardless of …

Intra-arterial recanalization techniques for patients 80 years or older with acute ischemic stroke: pooled analysis from 4 prospective studies

AI Qureshi, MFK Suri, AL Georgiadis… - American journal …, 2009 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Previous studies have demonstrated limited benefit with
endovascular procedures such as stent placement in octogenarians. We evaluated the …

Efficacy of intra-arterial therapy in the elderly requires further study

JA Hirsch, BP Mehta, RV Chandra… - Journal of …, 2016 - jnis.bmj.com
We salute Dr Ghobrial and colleagues for their important contribution regarding the
endovascular management of elderly ischemic stroke patients. 1 Although this topic is …

Endovascular stroke treatment of patients over 80 years old: cumulative evidence from the “real world”

S Figueiredo, A Carvalho, M Rodrigues… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Evidence on stent retriever-based thrombectomy (SRT) efficacy in elderly
patients is controversial. This study aimed to analyze safety and efficacy outcomes in …

Endovascular thrombectomy in the elderly: do radiological and clinical outcomes differ from those in younger patients? A prospective single-center experience

MK Rezai, R Advani, I Dalen, L Fjetland… - Cerebrovascular …, 2019 - karger.com
Objectives: Endovascular treatment (EVT) has emerged as the gold standard therapy for
stroke due to large vessel occlusion (LVO). There is however limited evidence to suggest …