First-Line Thrombectomy for Acute Intracranial Atherosclerotic Stenosis-Related Vertebrobasilar Artery Occlusion: Stent Retriever-Based Versus Contact Aspiration Thrombectomy Strategies.
In acute ICAS-related VBAO, a first-line SRT-based strategy was associated with better procedural performance than CAT, including higher first-pass recanalization, fewer strategy switches, and shorter puncture-to-recanalization time.