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ArticleStroke (Hoboken, N.J.)2025

Endovascular Treatment for Basilar Artery Occlusion: Revisiting Evidence From Randomized Clinical Trials.

Sherief Ghozy, Amr Ehab El-Qushayri, Mohamed Elfil, Alis J Dicpinigaitis, Krishna Amuluru, Mohammad El-Ghanem, Chirag D Gandhi, Fawaz Al-Mufti

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Article in Stroke (Hoboken, N.J.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors.

Sherief GhozyDepartment of Radiology Mayo Clinic Rochester MN.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5629-3023
Amr Ehab El-QushayriNested Knowledge St Paul MN.
Mohamed ElfilDepartment of Neurological Sciences University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha NE.
Alis J DicpinigaitisSchool of Medicine New York Medical College Valhalla NY.
Krishna AmuluruDivision of Interventional Neuroradiology Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine, Ascension St. Vincent Medical Center Indianapolis IN.
Mohammad El-GhanemNeuroendovascular Surgery HCA Houston Northwest/University of Houston College of Medicine Houston TX.
Chirag D GandhiDepartment of Neurosurgery Westchester Medical Center Valhalla NY.
Fawaz Al-MuftiDepartment of Neurosurgery Westchester Medical Center Valhalla NY.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Acute ischemic stroke attributed to basilar artery occlusion is known to be associated with high rates of mortality and disability. However, the previous clinical trials did not provide evidence to support the efficacy of endovascular treatment (EVT) in patients with basilar artery occlusion. The purpose of this study was to provide updated evidence about EVT's benefits and safety profile with the recent update from both the Endovascular Treatment for Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion (ATTENTION) and the Basilar Artery Occlusion Chinese Endovascular Trial (BAOCHE) trials. Methods: We searched for eligible articles from inception to November 1, 2022, in 5 databases and included all randomized controlled trials with no restrictions on the publication date or language. Meta-analysis statistics were performed using R software version 4.2.1. Results: The rate of modified Rankin scale score of 0 to 3 was significantly higher in the EVT group compared with best medical treatment (risk ratio [RR], 1.54 [95% CI, 1.16-2.04]; Conclusions: EVT may confer a clinical benefit to patients with acute ischemic stroke caused by basilar artery occlusion. Because of the small number of included studies and because all of them were conducted in the Chinese population, further trials might be needed to confirm and further investigate the generalizability of these results.

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basilar artery occlusionmechanical thrombectomyrandomized controlled trialsstroke

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PMCPMC11864576

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