Endovascular Treatment for Stroke Due to Occlusion of Medium or Distal Vessels
In persons with stroke with occlusion of medium or distal vessels, EVT did not result in a lower level of disability or a lower incidence of death than best medical treatment alone. (Funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and others; DISTAL ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT05029414.).
Authors
- Alex Brehm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1630-6210)
- Urs Fischer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0521-4051)
- Panagiotis Papanagiotou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3124-1398)
- Volker Puetz
- Jan S. Kirschke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7557-0003)
- Ido R. van den Wijngaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3734-6086)
- Victoria Hellstern (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6332-4681)
- Wim H. van Zwam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1631-7056)
- Jo P. Peluso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2027-0388)
- Nyika D. Kruyt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2320-0932)
- Götz Thomalla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4785-1449)
- Andrea Zini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1486-4507)
- Steven Hajdu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7659-4325)
- Nikki Rommers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0311-5009)
- Federica Rizzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5945-8222)
- Jan Gralla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1953-9033)
- Johannes Kaesmacher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9177-2289)
- Carlos Castaño (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9165-340X)
- Robin Lemmens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4948-5956)
- Martin Wiesmann
- Christian H. Nolte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5577-1775)
- Daniel Strbian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9095-2344)
- G. Parrilla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3521-1433)
- Sylvie De Raedt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7682-7600)
- Heinrich P. Mattle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7968-1731)
- A. Morales
- Ali Khanafer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9482-0151)
- Mira Katan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9265-8066)
- Lois Balmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5618-0555)
- Manuel Bolognese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4757-2834)
- Alexander von Hessling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5091-3228)
- F. van den Bergh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4935-514X)
- Daniel P. O. Kaiser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5258-0025)
- Elisabeth Dhondt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6213-2031)
- Eike I. Piechowiak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5609-0998)
- Paolo Machi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8333-0352)
- Fee Christiane Keil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9158-1538)
- Adriaan van Es
- Jens Fiehler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8533-7478)
- Julie Staals (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9502-6937)
- Marios‐Nikos Psychogios (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0016-414X)
- Ronen R. Leker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4794-0334)
- Mikel Terceño (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5532-5329)
- Sergio Amaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6838-6390)
- Tomas Dobrocky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6167-3343)
- Jeffrey L. Saver (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9141-2251)
- Marc Ribó (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9242-043X)
- Silja Räty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6921-0597)
- Mario Martínez‐Galdámez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8024-4712)
- Jens Minnerup (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0382-5759)
- Juan F. Arenillas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7464-6101)
- Isabel Fragata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7037-7458)
- Georg Kägi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7749-8060)
- Angelika Alonso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-7205)
- Jonathan M. Coutinho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9941-4155)
- Flavio Bellante
- Leonardo Renieri
- Anne Dusart
- Jan-Hendrik Buhk
- Christian Loehr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7572-9734)
- Markus Holtmannspoetter
- Silke Wunderlich
- Patrik Michel
Institutions
- Universidad de Valladolid (ES)
- Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
- University of Bern (CH)
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BE)
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of Lucerne (CH)
- University of Basel (CH)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University of Münster (DE)
- Kantonsspital St. Gallen (CH)
- Hadassah Medical Center (IL)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- Ghent University Hospital (BE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CH)
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
- TUM Klinikum (DE)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- Klinikum Vest (DE)
- Unidade Local de Saúde de São José (PT)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours (FR)
- Medisch Centrum Haaglanden (NL)
- Nuremberg Hospital (DE)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (ES)
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi (IT)
- Asklepios Klinik St. Georg (DE)
- Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (IT)
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (BE)
- Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari (ES)
- University Hospital Frankfurt (DE)
- Hôpital Civil de Charleroi (BE)
- Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca (ES)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- Klinikum Bremen-Mitte (DE)
- Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol (ES)
- Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta (ES)
- University Medical Centre Mannheim (DE)
- Klinikum Stuttgart (DE)
- University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus (DE)
- Technical University of Munich (DE)
- Geneva College (US)
- Technische Universität Dresden (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
- RWTH Aachen University (DE)
- University of Lübeck (DE)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2408954
- Citations
- 163
- Primary Topic
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 215.32
Funders
- University of Bern
- Haaglanden Medisch Centrum
- Penumbra
- Universität Heidelberg
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- Universiteit Maastricht
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Universiteit Gent
- Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Gottfried und Julia Bangerter-Rhyner-Stiftung
- Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève
- RWTH Aachen University
- Center for Stroke Research Berlin
- University of California, Los Angeles
- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles