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Stroke Thrombectomy Alone Fails Noninferiority to Bridging tPAThe SWIFT DIRECT trial failed to show that direct thrombectomy was noninferior to intravenous thrombolysis plus thrombectomy
for patients with stroke resulting from large-vessel occlusion.
Medscape Medical News, Nov 09, 2021
Ticagrelor Better Prevents Stroke in Poor Clopidogrel MetabolizersIn stroke patients carrying CYP2C19 loss-of-function alleles that impede metabolism of clopidogrel, ticagrelor was more effective
than clopidogrel at reducing recurrent stroke in the CHANCE-2 trial.