Mono antiplatelet therapy for cardioembolic and undetermined etiological stroke after receiving successful mechanical thrombectomy

• Published in: Clinical neurology and neurosurgery Vol. 201; p. 106412
• Main Authors: He, Guangchen, Deng, Jiangshan, Lu, Haitao, Wei, Liming, Li, Minghua, Zhao, Yuwu, Zhu, Yueqi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.02.2021; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Acute ischemic stroke; Antiplatelet treatment; Aspirin; Atherosclerosis; Blood clots; Blood platelets; Cardiac arrhythmia; Catheters; Clopidogrel; Etiology; Hemorrhage; Hospitals; Medical imaging; Neurology; Statistical analysis; Stents; Stroke; Thrombectomy; Veins & arteries; HI; SUE; CE; PACS; Antiplatelet treatment; MT; sICH; mRS; mTICI; CTA; Thrombectomy; MA; Acute ischemic stroke; PH; MRA

•Mono antiplatelet therapy can effectively maintain the target artery patency.•Mono antiplatelet therapy did not result in higher risk of sICH in the acute stage.•Mono antiplatelet therapy presented similar treatment outcomes between the cardioembolic stroke and undetermined etiological stroke. Rece...