SOLITAIRE™ with the intention for thrombectomy (SWIFT) trial: Design of a randomized, controlled, multicenter study comparing the SOLITAIRE™ Flow Restoration device and the MERCI Retriever in acute ischaemic stroke

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 658-668

  Saver, J L ^a   Jahan, R ^b   Levy, E I ^c   Jovin, T G ^d   Baxter, B ^e   Nogueira, R ^f   Clark, W ^g   Budzik, R ^h   Zaidat, O O ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MILLARD FILLMORE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Erlanger Hospital   (United States)

^f EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h RIVERSIDE METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute ischaemic stroke; Clinical trial; Endovascular; Recanalization; Stent retriever; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE LABORATORY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECANALIZATION; REPERFUSION; SELF EXPANDING STENT; STENT RETRIEVER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; BRAIN; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; STENT; STROKE; THROMBECTOMY;

BRAIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; STROKE; THROMBECTOMY;

EID: 84901985392     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2012.00856.x     Document Type: Article

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