Achieving near-complete reperfusion in medium vessel occlusions (MeVO) is linked to smaller final infarct volumes.  However, this did not translate into a statistically significant shift in 90-day functional independence.  

In this episode,  JNIS Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Michael Chen, and Professor Johanna Ospel (1) discuss the post-hoc analysis of the ESCAPE-MeVO trial, titled "Reperfusion grade and clinical outcome following medium vessel occlusion thrombectomy in the Endovascular Treatment to Improve Outcomes for Medium Vessel Occlusion trial". 

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(1) Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Calgary and Senior Lecturer at the University of Basel.

The JNIS Podcast is produced by Letícia Amorim, and is edited by Pritesh Kapadia.