ABSTRACT NUMBER: ESOC2026A2484 TO STENT OR NOT TO STENT - THAT IS THE QUESTION
Suzan Farris, Mathieu Norcross, Carol Kittel, Cheryl Bushnell, Patrick Reynolds · 2026
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Suzan Farris and co-authors present a conference abstract in 2026 on rescue stenting during stroke clot removal. Mechanical thrombectomy pulls clots from brain arteries in acute stroke. Sometimes the artery will not stay open, and a stent placed as a salvage step can hold it. That choice trades better flow against bleeding risk from strong blood thinners.
The team reviewed three hundred twenty-five stroke patients treated from 2022 to 2024. Patients with and without rescue stenting were compared by regression models. Vessel reopening was scored on a standard scale. Function at ninety days split into good and poor bands. The abstract weighs whether the salvage stent's gains justify its risks in real practice.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Suzan Farris, Mathieu Norcross, Carol Kittel, Cheryl Bushnell, Patrick Reynolds |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |