Mechanical thrombectomy in very elderly people: shortand long-term outcomes of endovascular stroke treatment in nonagenarians.

Aim Of Study: To assess outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in nonagenarians suffering from acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) in a 1-year follow-up.

Clinical Rationale For Study: Age is a factor associated with both the occurrence of AIS and a poorer prognosis. As the population ages, the prevalence of AIS among the very old (90 and older) is expected to rise.

Long-term outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischaemic stroke patients with concomitant malignancy.

Introduction: Patients with cancer (CP) need a different approach to acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) treatment as intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) may be contraindicated. Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is a treatment of choice for otherwise eligible patients, although the literature on its long-term outcomes in CP is limited.

Aim: Assessing outcomes of MT-treated AIS patients with concomitant malignancy in a year-long follow-up.

Acute Ischaemic Stroke in Patients Treated with Direct Oral Anticoagulants: Potential Causes, Clinical Characteristics, and Short-Term Outcomes.

Introduction: Direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) are the first-line treatment for primary and secondary acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) prevention in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), but a significant percentage of patients develop AIS despite being treated with DOAC. As the number of DOAC-treated patients is growing, so is the number of patients with AIS on DOAC. The aim of the study was to assess the incidence of AIS with prestroke DOAC treatment among patients hospitalised in the University Hospital in Kraków, to analyse the clinical characteristics of AIS occurring in patients on DOAC, and to identify potential causes of treatment ineffectiveness in this group.