Adjustment of Stent Retriever Length to Clot Extent Affects First-Pass Reperfusion in Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke

Stent retriever technology has evolved, and significantly longer devices have become available for mechanical thrombectomy (MT) of large cerebral vessel occlusions in ischemic stroke. We hypothesized that increased stent retriever length may improve the rate of complete angiographic reperfusion and decrease the respective number of attempts, resulting in a better clinical outcome.Retrospective analysis of patients with large vessel occlusion in...