TY - JOUR
T1 - Can Interventional Cardiologists Help Deliver the UK Mechanical Thrombectomy Interventional Programme for Patients with Acute Ischaemic Stroke?
T2 - A Discussion Paper from the British Cardiovascular Interventional Society Stroke Thrombectomy Focus Group
AU - Routledge, Helen
AU - Sharp, Andrew S. P.
AU - Kovac, Jan
AU - Westwood, Mark
AU - Keeble, Thomas R
AU - Bathula, Raj
AU - Eteiba, Hany
AU - Grunwald, Iris Q.
AU - Curzen, Nick
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - There is a willingness among UK interventional cardiologists to contribute to provision of a 24/7 mechanical thrombectomy (MT) service for all suitable stroke patients if given the appropriate training. This highly effective intervention remains unavailable to the majority of patients who might benefit, partly because there is a limited number of trained specialists. As demonstrated in other countries, interdisciplinary working can be the solution and an opportunity to achieve this is outlined in this article.
AB - There is a willingness among UK interventional cardiologists to contribute to provision of a 24/7 mechanical thrombectomy (MT) service for all suitable stroke patients if given the appropriate training. This highly effective intervention remains unavailable to the majority of patients who might benefit, partly because there is a limited number of trained specialists. As demonstrated in other countries, interdisciplinary working can be the solution and an opportunity to achieve this is outlined in this article.
KW - Ischaemic stroke
KW - mechanical thrombectomy
KW - interventional cardiology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85133721427&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.15420/icr.2021.35
DO - 10.15420/icr.2021.35
M3 - Review article
C2 - 35774864
SN - 1756-1485
VL - 17
JO - Interventional cardiology (London, England)
JF - Interventional cardiology (London, England)
M1 - e07
ER -