Stents Boost Stroke Recovery, Study Finds
Using a device to extract blood clots from brain arteries can significantly improve patients' ability to rebound from a stroke, according to a landmark study published Wednesday. The research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that using a so-called stent-retriever for up to six hours after a stroke showed benefits—a longer window than for the clot-busting drugs doctors currently use. "This is really exciting, a landmark finding that we have been buzzing about," said Dr. Stephan A. Mayer, a neurologist and the director of the Institute for Critical Care Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai in New York.
- Dr. Stephan Mayer, Senior Faculty, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Director, Institute for Critical Care Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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