Dongjing Xie, Jiacheng Huang, Shitao Fan, Changwei Guo, Wenzhe Sun, Zhouzhou Peng, Lingyu Zhang, Chengsong Yue, Zhongming Qiu, Hongfei Sang, Dingwen Liang, Jinrong Hu, Jie Yang, Jiandi Huang, Linyu Li, Juan Liu, Dahong Yang, Xiang Liu, Weilin Kong, Shuai Liu, Qingwu Yang, Wenjie Zi, Fengli Li
IMPORTANCE: The association of endovascular therapy (EVT) with outcomes is unclear for patients with very low Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score (ASPECTS) within 24 hours of stroke onset. OBJECTIVE: To explore the association of EVT with functional and safety outcomes among patients with ASPECTS of 0 to 2 scored with noncontrast computed tomography. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This cohort study used data from an ongoing, prospective, observational, nationwide registry including all patients treated at 38 stroke centers in China with an occlusion in the internal carotid artery or M1 or M2 segment of the middle cerebral artery within 24 hours of witnessed symptom onset...
May 1, 2024: JAMA Network Open