PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Vinall, Phil ED - Broderick, Joseph P. TI - IMS III: Results and Perspective DP - 2013 May 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 28--29 VI - 13 IP - 1 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/1/28.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/1/28.full AB - Stroke is the second leading cause of death with 16 million strokes occurring worldwide each year. The randomized Interventional Management of Stroke III Trial [IMS III] study was designed to test whether endovascular therapy following IV tPA was more efficacious than IV tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) alone [Broderick JP et al. N Engl J Med 2013].