Endovascular Therapy: A Standard Treatment?
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Endovascular Therapy: A Standard Treatment?
MR CLEAN, ESCAPE, EXTEND-IA, SWIFT PRIME, REVASCAT, THERAPY, THRACE: we are inundated by positive trials. In this issue of the Journal of Stroke (JOS), two important review papers are published. Dr. Ding nicely summarizes these results, while Dr. Yan and his colleagues emphasize the advancement of devices as one of the main reasons for the successful trials. Their messages are clear; endovascul...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Stroke
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2287-6391,2287-6405
DOI: 10.5853/jos.2015.17.2.93