PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Parry, Nicola ED - Campbell, Bruce C.V. TI - EXTEND-IA: Endovascular Therapy Improves Outcomes in Large Vessel Ischemic Stroke DP - 2015 Apr 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 8--8 VI - 15 IP - 2 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/2/8.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/2/8.full AB - The EXTEND-IA trial compared endovascular therapy with the Solitaire FR flow restoration stent retriever after intravenous tissue plasminogen activator versus tissue plasminogen activator alone for ischemic stroke. Mechanical thrombectomy was beneficial in patients with large vessel occlusion and salvageable ischemic tissue.