PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Lutsep, Helmi L.
AU  - Clark, Wayne M.
AU  - Nesbit, Gary M.
AU  - Kuether, Todd A.
AU  - Barnwell, Stan L.
TI  - Intraarterial Suction Thrombectomy in Acute Stroke
DP  - 2002 May 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 783--786
VI  - 23
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/23/5/783.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/23/5/783.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2002 May 01; 23
AB  - Summary: Three patients with internal carotid artery thrombus and thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) 0–1 flow were treated by using intraarterial (IA) suction thrombectomy a mean of 4.2 hours after stroke onset. After catheterization with a 7F guide-catheter, thrombus was aspirated by using a 60-mL syringe. TIMI flow improved to 3 in all patients. The median National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score decreased from 22 (range, 12–23) to 4 (range, 2–22) at 3 months. IA suction thrombectomy may be safe and feasible in patients with acute stroke.