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Endovascular Thrombectomy in Patients With Largest Baseline Infarcts (ASPECTS 0-2): An Ancillary Analysis of the LASTE Trial.
Stroke·June 1, 2026·PMID 41979451
Why it mattersThis analysis provides randomized evidence that EVT benefits patients with the largest baseline infarcts (ASPECTS 0–2) when treated early, challenging the common practice of excluding such patients from thrombectomy based on infarct size alone.

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