Endovascular Thrombectomy of Calcified Emboli in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Multicenter Study

Abstract

Acute ischemic stroke with large-vessel occlusion due to calcified emboli is a rare entity in patients undergoing thrombectomy, with considerably worse angiographic outcome and a higher mortality compared with patients with noncalcified thrombi. Good functional recovery at 3 months can still be achieved in about a quarter of patients.