of Current Status

Stroke remains among the leading causes of disability and death worldwide. Fibrinolytic therapy is associated with poor patency and functional outcomes. Recently, multiple randomized trials have been published that have consolidated the role of endovascular therapy for ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion in the anterior cerebral circulation. This manuscript reviews the current understanding of the endovascularmanagement of acute stroke including technical aspects and current evidence base. (c) 2018 Published by Elsevier Inc.C1 [Kilic, Ismail D.] Pamukkale Univ Hosp, Dept Cardiol, Denizli, Turkey.[Hakeem, Abdul; Cilingiroglu, Mehmet] Univ Arkansas Med Sci, Dept Cardiol, Little Rock, AR 72205 USA.[Marmagkiolis, Konstantinos] Florida Hosp, Pepin Heart Inst, Tampa, FL USA.[Paixao, Andre; Cilingiroglu, Mehmet] Arkansas Heart Hosp, Dept Cardiol, 7 Shackleford West Blvd, Little Rock, AR 72211 USA.[Grunwald, Iris] Anglia Ruskin Univ, Dept Neurosci, Chelmsford, Essex, England.[Mutlu, Deniz] Istanbul Univ, Cerrahpasa Fac Med, Dept Cardiol, Istanbul, Turkey.[AbouSherif, Sara] Kings Coll London, Cardiovasc Res Div London, London, England.[Gundogdu, Betul] Univ Arkansas Med Sci, Dept Neurol, Little Rock, AR 72205 USA.[Kulaksizoglu, Sibel] Antalya Educ & Res Hosp, Dept Biochem, Antalya, Turkey.[Ates, Ismail] Medicalpk Hosp Complex, Dept Cardiol, Antalya, Turkey.[Wholey, Mark] Univ Pittsburgh, Med Ctr, Dept Cardiol, Pittsburgh, PA USA.[Goktekin, Omer] Bezmialem Univ, Dept Cardiol, Istanbul, Turkey.[Cilingiroglu, Mehmet] Koc Univ, Sch Med, TR-34450 Istanbul, Turkey