ADA-friendly PDF: Aspiration as good as stent retrievers for removing large-vessel clots in stroke patients

Aspiration as Good as Stent Retrievers for Removing Large-Vessel Clots in Stroke Patients Results of Head-to-Head COMPASS Trial Presented at International Stroke Conference

ADAPT, an aspiration technique pioneered at the Medical University of South Carolina, is non-inferior to stent retrievers for mechanical thrombectomy in stroke patients with large-vessel clots, according to the preliminary results of the COMPASS trial reported at the International Stroke Conference on January 25.