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Is mechanical embolectomy a safe and efficacious treatment strategy in patients with acute ischemic stroke?

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boxed-textSmith WS et al. (2005) Safety and efficacy of mechanical embolectomy in acute ischemic stroke: results of the MERCI trial. Stroke 36: 1432–1440

The Merci Retriever® does not guarantee successful clot removal for acute ischemic stroke; more experience is needed to define its role and improve its use

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  1. Vascular Neurology Fellow, Department of Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Director of the Stroke Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Nirav A Vora

  2. Vice-Chairman of the Department of Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Director of the Stroke Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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Vora, N., Wechsler, L. Is mechanical embolectomy a safe and efficacious treatment strategy in patients with acute ischemic stroke?. Nat Rev Cardiol 3, 16–17 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpcardio0397

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