Each moment we are given holds possibility. Yet, every 40 seconds a person suffers from a stroke, which can take away that promise of possibility. Millions of Americans and their families are affected ...

UPMC’s first Stroke Survivors Reunion celebrated resilience, featuring Ed Hermance’s inspiring recovery story. Quick action ...

A recent study presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's (SNIS) 20th Annual Meeting noted that U.S. rates of endovascular thrombectomy, a lifesaving stroke treatment, are ...

A study presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's (SNIS) 20th Annual Meeting noted that mechanical thrombectomy, a standard treatment for adults with a large vessel occlusion, a ...

Eighty-year-old Edward “Ed” Hermance is being called a miracle by friends and families after suffering a severe stroke and ...

MINNEAPOLIS, May 10, 2021 /CNW/ -- The Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN) Mission Thrombectomy 2020+ Initiative (MT2020+) will announce the first annual World Stroke Thrombectomy ...

A randomized trial shows greater safety and effectiveness of the large-bore mechanical thrombectomy procedure than the catheter-directed intervention.

An innovative procedure called endovascular thrombectomy may be a game changer for those who have a stroke. Getty Images/iStockphoto For decades, there has been scant progress in treating one of the ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Around the world, people are observing a day to bring awareness to a medical condition. World Thrombectomy Day is observed annually on May 15th and is a global awareness ...

Hospital beds for stroke patients are typically elevated at the head, however, a flat head position before surgical removal of a blood clot in the brain (thrombectomy) may lead to better outcomes.

Colorado coach Deion Sanders said Tuesday he is undergoing a four-hour surgery that day to address blood clots in his lower ...