ABSTRACT NUMBER: ESOC2026A1329 TIME TO ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT IN MEDIUM OR DISTAL VESSEL OCCLUSION STROKE: A SECONDARY ANALYSIS OF THE DISTAL TRIAL
Vera Aebischer, Johannes Kaesmacher, Nikki Rommers, Alex Brehm, Urs Fischer, Marios Psychogios · 2026
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Vera Aebischer and co-authors report a 2026 conference study on whether speed matters for clot removal in strokes of smaller brain vessels. For large vessel strokes, faster care clearly helps. For medium and smaller vessels, the base trial found no gain from the procedure over drug care alone.
The study reused data from more than five hundred DISTAL trial patients. It tested whether hours to treatment changed the balance between the procedure and drug care. No such shift appeared for function, severe bleeding, or death. Times inside the hospital also showed no link to outcomes. The authors conclude that timing did not explain the flat result in this vessel group.
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| CREATOR | Vera Aebischer, Johannes Kaesmacher, Nikki Rommers, Alex Brehm, Urs Fischer, Marios Psychogios |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 5 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |