EndoVascular Treatment With Stent-retriever and/or Thromboaspiration vs. Best Medical Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Patients with acute ischemic stroke with anterior circulation large vessel occlusion will be randomized to receive mechanical thrombectomy with stent-retriever Solitaire FR® and/or thromboaspiration with Penumbra System® versus medical management alone versus medical management alone. A maximum of six attempts to retrieve the thrombus in a single vessel can be made . No additional treatment will be allowed either with IA tPA, other mechanical devices or angioplasty/stenting.

Patients with acute ischemic stroke with anterior circulation large vessel occlusion will be randomized to receive mechanical thrombectomy with stent-retriever and/or thromboaspiration versus medical management alone versus medical management alone. A maximum of six attempts to retrieve the thrombus in a single vessel can be made . No additional treatment will be allowed either with IA tPA, other mechanical devices or angioplasty/stenting.