Atakan Orscelik, David F Kallmes, Cem Bilgin, Basel Musmar, Yigit Can Senol, Hassan Kobeissi, Sameh Samir Elawady, Conor Cunningham, Hidetoshi Matsukawa, Sara Zandpazandi, Mohammad-Mahdi Sowlat, Ilko Maier, Sami Al Kasab, Pascal Jabbour, Joon-Tae Kim, Stacey Q Wolfe, Ansaar Rai, Robert M Starke, Marios-Nikos Psychogios, Edgar A Samaniego, Adam S Arthur, Shinichi Yoshimura, Hugo Cuellar, Brian M Howard, Ali Alawieh, Daniele G Romano, Omar Tanweer, Justin Mascitelli, Isabel Fragata, Adam J Polifka, Joshua W Osbun, Roberto Javier Crosa, Charles Matouk, Min S Park, Michael R Levitt, Mark Moss, Travis M Dumont, Richard Williamson, Pedro Navia, Peter Kan, Reade De Leacy, Shakeel A Chowdhry, Mohamad Ezzeldin, Alejandro M Spiotta, Waleed Brinjikji
BACKGROUND: Several studies have established the safety and efficacy of balloon guide catheters (BGCs) for large vessel occlusions. However, the utility of BGCs remains largely unexplored for distal medium vessel occlusions (DMVOs). In this study, we aim to compare the outcomes of BGC vs. Non-BGC in patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for DMVO. METHOD: This retrospective study from the Stroke Thrombectomy and Aneurysm Registry (STAR) encompassed adult patients with acute anterior cerebral artery, posterior cerebral artery, and middle cerebral artery-M2-3-4 occlusions...
November 2, 2023: Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery