Lucio D'Anna, Michele Romoli, Matteo Foschi, Samir Abu-Rumeileh, Tsering Dolkar, Orsolya Vittay, Luke Dixon, Paul Bentley, Zoe Brown, Charles Hall, Sohaa Jamil, Harri Jenkins, Joseph Kwan, Roberta La Cava, Maneesh Patel, Neil Rane, Dylan Roi, Abhinav Singh, Marius Venter, Omid Halse, Abid Malik, Dheeraj Kalladka, Soma Banerjee, Kyriakos Lobotesis
BACKGROUND: Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) remains an effective treatment for patients with acute ischemic stroke receiving oral anticoagulation (OAC) and large vessel occlusion (LVO). However, to date, it remains unclear whether MT is safe in patients on treatment with OAC. AIMS: In our study, we performed a propensity-matched analysis to investigate the safety and efficacy of MT in patients with acute ischemic stroke receiving anticoagulants. A propensity score method was used to target the causal inference of the observational study design...
August 18, 2023: Journal of Neurology