Shashank Joshi: Improved Functional Recovery After Stroke With Adjunctive Alteplase
Shashank Joshi, Endocrine Physician at Lilavati Hospital And Research Centre, shared a post on LinkedIn about a recent article by Arturo Renú et al., published in JAMA, adding:
“Research Summary: Among patients with acute ischemics troke due to large vessel occlusion, adjunctive intra-arterial alteplase after successful thrombectomy improved functional outcomes at 90 days, with excellent recovery seen in 57.5% of patients compared to 42.5% for thrombectomy alone.”
Title: Adjunctive Intra-Arterial Alteplase After Successful Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke: The CHOICE-2 Randomized Clinical Trial
Authors: Arturo Renú, María Dolores Fernández-Couto, Patricia de la Riva, Raquel Delgado-Mederos, María Herrera, Ana Morales, Mikel Terceño, Nicolás López-Hernández, Mario Martínez-Galdámez, Laura Dorado, Pedro Vega, Lluis Morales-Caba, Eva González, Maitane Alonso, Pedro Barredo Benítez, Rebeca Bermejo, Andrea Cabero-Arnold, José María Cabrera-Maqueda, Martha Vargas, Ángel Calleja Bonilla, Sergio Calleja, José Díaz-Pérez, Salvatore Rudilosso, Antonio Doncel-Moriano, María José Feal, José Ignacio Gallego, Paola Hurtado, Carlos Laredo, Laura Llull, Inés Bartolomé, Alberto Martínez-Calvo, Álvaro Ortega-Sánchez, Alejandro Rodríguez-Vázquez, Isabel Rodríguez-Caamaño, Alba Singla, Yolanda Silva, Diana Tarruella Hernández, Laura Oleaga, Luis San Román Manzanera, Joaquín Serena, María Mar Freijo, Natalia Pérez de la Ossa, Mar Castellanos, Juan Francisco Arenillas-Lara, Ferran Torres, Enrique C Leira, Sergio Amaro, Xabier Urra, Ángel Chamorro

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