Angiographic and clinical outcomes following endovascular thrombectomy for anterior circulation ischemic stroke: impact of balloon guide catheter utilization
BGC use during endovascular thrombectomy is associated with higher rates of successful reperfusion and better early functional outcomes, particularly in patients treated within 6 hours of last-known-well time.
Authors
- Karol P. Budohoski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2866-1380)
- Daniel A. Tonetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9258-1820)
- Michael T. Bounajem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4037-0113)
- Manisha Koneru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5012-6793)
- Anderson Brito Alvarado
- Craig Kilburg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7653-5376)
- Ajith J. Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4412-3152)
- Julian Brown
- Douglas Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3292-9033)
- Leonardo Cruz-Criollo
- Diwas Gautam
- Santiago Ortega-Gutierrez
- Matthew C Findlay
- Jackson Aubrey
- Edgar A Samaniego
- Robert C Rennert
Institutions
- University of Utah (US)
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (US)
- Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (US)
- University of Iowa Health Care (US)
- Cooper University Health Care (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnis-2025-024795
- Primary Topic
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00