Impact of pretreatment with intravenous thrombolysis on reperfusion status in acute strokes treated with mechanical thrombectomy

Introduction We sought to evaluate the impact of pretreatment with intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) on the rate and speed of successful reperfusion (SR) in patients with emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO) treated with mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in a high-volume tertiary care stroke center. Methods Consecutive patients with ELVO treated with MT were evaluated. Outcomes were compared between patients who underwent combined IVT and MT (IVT+MT)...