Thrombectomy Benefits Stroke With Large Core Volumes: SELECT

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 Performing endovascular thrombectomy in patients with an ischemic stroke having a large ischemic core has been found to be beneficial in a major international trial, which is expected to lead to a change in clinical practice and the way in which systems of stroke care are organized.

The results of the SELECT2 trial, which was conducted in sites in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, showed that endovascular thrombectomy plus medical care resulted in better clinical outcomes than medical care alone in patients with a large ischemic core who presented within 24 hours after the time they were last known to be well.


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