Endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke [4]

Grants

Funding Acknowledgements

Funded by the Italian Medicines Agency, ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00640367.)Supported by a grant from the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) (FARM6LN3KS). The trial received t-PA from Boehringer Ingelheim Italia, which was paid by the AIFA for use in the experimental group and by the individual participating hospitals for use in the control group. The catheters and devices used in the study were those present in the participating interventional radiologists' apparatus and were refunded by Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital (Milan) with the AIFA funding.