Endovascular treatment for medium or distal vessel occlusion stroke (DISTAL): 12-month outcomes of a multicentre, open-label, randomised trial.
Fischer U, Brehm A, Ribo M, Rizzo F, Strbian D, Räty S, Arenillas JF, Martínez-Galdámez M, Hajdu SD, Michel P, Gralla J, Piechowiak EI, Kaiser DPO, Puetz V, Van den Bergh F, De Raedt S, Bellante F, Dusart A, Hellstern V, Khanafer A, Parrilla G, Morales A, Kirschke JS, Wunderlich S, Fiehler J, Thomalla G, Lemmens R, Peluso JP, Bolognese M, von Hessling A, van Es A, Kruyt ND, Coutinho JM, Castaño C, Minnerup J, van Zwam W, Dhondt E, Nolte CH, Machi P, Loehr C, Mattle HP, Buhk JH, Kaesmacher J, Dobrocky T, Papanagiotou P, Alonso A, Holtmannspoetter M, Zini A, Renieri L, Keil F, van den Wijngaard I, Kägi G, Terceño M, Wiesmann M, Amaro S, Fragata I, Katan M, Leker RR, Saver JL, Staals J, Rommers N, Balmer L, Psychogios M; DISTAL investigators.
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Lancet Neurol. 2026 Jun;25(6):571-580. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(26)00169-9. Epub 2026 May 6.
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FINDINGS: Between Dec 16, 2021, and July 10, 2024, we enrolled 553 patients. Ten patients declined post-hoc consent, leaving 543 participants in the analysis (239 [44%] females and 304 [56%] males; median age 77 years, IQR 68-84). 271 (50%) were assigned to endovascular tr …
FINDINGS: Between Dec 16, 2021, and July 10, 2024, we enrolled 553 patients. Ten patients declined post-hoc consent, leaving 543 part …