Recently, a study by Stanford University researchers, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, looked at the effect of a thrombectomy – a procedure to remove blood clots – on stroke patients within 6 to 16 hours after the onset of stroke symptoms. Dr Maarten Lansberg, Associate Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford Stroke Center, explains the results of the DEFUSE 3 (Endovascular Therapy Following Imaging Evaluation for Ischemic Stroke) trial.

Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek

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Tags:  non-communicable diseases,  stroke,  haemorrhage,  blood clot,  The Bigger Picture,  Health and Living