Publications by authors named "R Dana Tomalty"
Article Synopsis
- A study investigated the safety and effectiveness of placing a large bore guide catheter higher in the brain during endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) for patients with large vessel occlusion.
- Researchers analyzed data from 426 patients across three stroke centers, comparing those with the guide catheter positioned in the petrous carotid area to those with it positioned lower.
- Results showed that higher positioning improved the first-pass effectiveness and reduced the time to achieve final recanalization, while the final success rates for reperfusion were similar in both groups.
Objective: To assess the 'real-world' performance of the newer generation of hydrogel coils in ruptured aneurysms.
Methods: A multicenter retrospective study was carried out of angiographic and clinical outcome data on consecutive patients with ruptured aneurysms treated with at least 70% of the newer generation of hydrogel coils. Demographics and data on clinical grade, smoking, use of statins, aneurysm size, location, technique used, packing density, immediate angiographic result, angiographic follow-up, rebleeding and clinical outcome were obtained and analyzed.