ENDOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS IN ACUTE STROKE: LAST RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS REVIEW AND PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVES
The successful line of randomized controlled trials devoted to endovascular interventions in acute stroke is a great achievement in stroke treatment. Inclusion of endovascular thrombectomy will possibly change the established clinical practice and improve outcomes in some patients with stroke. The design and results of MR CLEAN, ESCAPE, EXTENDIA, SWIFT-PRIME, REVASCAT trials are analyzed from practical point of view, problems and perspectives are discussed