Thrombectomy proves beneficial for the largest ischemic strokes, too (LASTE trial)

But with a concerning increase in intracranial hemorrhages post-intervention

Endovascular thrombectomy became standard care for ischemic strokes resulting from large vessel occlusion (LVO) in the anterior cerebral circulation after randomized trials published in the mid-2010s showed improved outcomes with the intervention.

Patients with large strokes (as assessed on imaging) were excluded from those trials establishing thrombecto…