The effects and risks of endovascular thrombectomy 6 to 24 hours after stroke onset due to basilar-artery occlusion have not been extensively studied. In a trial conducted over a 5-year period in ...

We randomly assigned patients within 6 hours after the estimated time of onset of a stroke due to basilar-artery occlusion, in a 1:1 ratio, to receive endovascular therapy or standard medical care.

Schonewille (St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands), senior author of the BASICS trial, acknowledged that the two new trials do show thrombectomy to be efficacious in patients with basilar ...

Outcomes in stroke patients with acute basilar artery occlusion who are given intra-arterial treatment have improved significantly in recent years, reflecting important advances over outcomes ...

Basilar artery infarct or occlusion results from the obliteration of blood supply to the posterior circulation or vertebrobasilar system of arteries to the brain. Approximately 20%-25% of all ...

“I wouldn’t participate in a randomized controlled trial of basilar artery occlusion. I don’t think that would be right.” The takeaway from this study is that “we’re justified in pursuing basilar ...

In the second study, "Real-world Outcomes of Endovascular Thrombectomy for Treatment of Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion in the United States: Results of the BArONIS Study" nearly 4,000 patients ...