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Aug 2026
Impact of balloon guide catheter versus conventional guide catheter on technical and clinical outcomes in mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is standard treatment for large vessel occlusion stroke, but the role of balloon guide catheters (BGCs) remains debated. This meta-analysis evaluates BGC versus standard catheters, pooling observational data with the only available randomised trial (PROTECT-MT). Following PRISMA guidelin...
Hunain Shahbaz, A. A. Malik, Mariya Khan et al.
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