David Hernandez, Manuel Requena, Marta Olivé-Gadea, Marta de Dios, Laura Ludovica Gramegna, Marian Muchada, Álvaro García-Tornel, Francesco Diana, Federica Rizzo, Eila Rivera, Marta Rubiera, Carlos Piñana, Marc Rodrigo-Gisbert, David Rodríguez-Luna, Jorge Pagola, Tomás Carmona, Jesús Juega, Noelia Rodríguez-Villatoro, Carlos Molina, Marc Ribo, Alejandro Tomasello
BACKGROUND: Transfemoral access is predominantly used for mechanical thrombectomy in patients with stroke with a large vessel occlusion. Following the interventional cardiology guidelines, routine transradial access has been proposed as an alternative, although its safety and efficacy remain controversial. We aim to explore the noninferiority of radial access in terms of final recanalization. METHODS: The study was an investigator-initiated, single-center, evaluator-blinded, noninferiority randomized clinical trial...
April 2024: Stroke; a Journal of Cerebral Circulation