Publications by authors named "Muhammad Asif Taqi"

Background: Challenges to revascularization of large vessel occlusions (LVOs) persist. Current stent retrievers have limited effectiveness for removing organized thrombi. The NeVa device is a novel stent retriever designed to capture organized thrombi within the scaffold during retrieval.

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Background: The first pass effect has been shown to improve clinical outcomes in patients with middle cerebral artery (MCA) M1 occlusions.

Objective: To determine the rates of first pass effect in MCA M1 occlusions and determine if proximal or distal location of occlusion modified clinical outcomes.

Methods: Patients with recanalized MCA M1 occlusions who underwent endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) were reviewed to determine the effect of first pass effect (FPE) and location of occlusion on clinical outcomes.

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Background: There is a paucity of data regarding mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in distal arterial occlusions (DAO). We aim to evaluate the safety and efficacy of MT in patients with DAO and compare their outcomes with proximal arterial occlusion (PAO) strokes.

Methods: The Trevo Registry was a prospective open-label MT registry including 2008 patients from 76 sites across 12 countries.

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The first pass effect (FPE; achieving complete recanalization with a single thrombectomy device pass) has been shown to be associated with higher rates of good clinical outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Here, we investigate clinical and radiographic factors associated with FPE in a large U.S.

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Background: The outcome of endovascular treatment for emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO) is dependent on timely recanalization. To identify ELVO in the field, we present a simplified score, which has been applied and validated in the field by emergency medical services (EMS). Methods and Analysis: Ventura ELVO Scale (VES) comprise of 4 components: Eye Deviation, Aphasia, Neglect, and Obtundation with score range 0-4.

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Background: Recent randomized clinical trials (RCTs) demonstrated the efficacy of mechanical thrombectomy using stent-retrievers in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) with large vessel occlusions; however, it remains unclear if these results translate to a real-world setting. The TREVO Stent-Retriever Acute Stroke (TRACK) multicenter Registry aimed to evaluate the use of the Trevo device in everyday clinical practice.

Methods: Twenty-three centers enrolled consecutive AIS patients treated from March 2013 through August 2015 with the Trevo device.

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