Effectiveness and Biological Mechanism of Direct Ischemic Post-conditioning for Acute Stroke Patients Due to Large Vessel Occlusion

After thrombectomy, the balloon was inflated to a pressure of no more than 4 atm at the occlusion site to block blood flow for 2 minutes, as confirmed by angiography. The balloon was then deflated, allowing blood flow to resume for 2 minutes. These steps were repeated four times.

Thrombectomy alone.