Penumbra (NYSE:PEN) announced today that it launched the Lightning Flash 3.0 computer-assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT) ...

In a "real-world" international study comprising 1,000 patients, nearly half of stroke survivors achieved good to ideal outcomes at three months after the stroke if they had received mechanical clot ...

Pulmonary embolism (PE) remains a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality worldwide. It occurs when thrombotic material—most often ...

Penumbra announced the launch of the Lightning Flash 3.0 computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT) system for the ...

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Surmodics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRDX), a leading provider of medical device and in vitro diagnostic technologies, today announced successful early clinical use of the ...

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association released its 2026 Guideline for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke. Stroke published the guideline on Monday.

According to the World Health Organization, nearly 15 million people suffer a stroke every year worldwide. Ischemic strokes caused by blood clots blocking brain arteries account for about 87 percent ...

A major international analysis of 2,313 patients, median age 71, found that giving an IV clot-busting drug before mechanical clot removal modestly increases brain-bleeding risk compared with ...

Inari Medical has updated use instructions for its ClotTriever XL catheter after four injuries and six deaths were reported in association with the device. The ClotTriever XL is used for removing ...

Removing a blood clot from a large brain artery, then injecting the clot-dissolving drug tenecteplase into the artery ...

Removing a blood clot from a large brain artery, then injecting the clot-dissolving drug tenecteplase into the artery resulted in stroke survivors being more likely to have better function 90 days ...

Removing a clot blocking a medium- or small-sized artery in the brain mechanically is a safe treatment for a common type of stroke; however, it did not lessen disability more than best medical ...