Rescue Stenting for Refractory Large Vessel Occlusions in the Thrombectomy Era: Intracranial Use of Coronary Stents in Low-mid Economic Settings.

Background:  Failed mechanical thrombectomy due to a refractory emergent large vessel occlusion (RELVO) in patients presenting with an acute stroke poses a major challenge to the outcomes.

Objective:  We demonstrate the use of coronary stents in the intracranial circulation as rescue stenting for an already expensive mechanical thrombectomy procedure in a mid-low socioeconomic setting.

Methods:  A retrospective, multicenter study was conducted between December 2015 and January 2021.