Mechanical Thrombectomy Access in Africa: A Mission Thrombectomy Study Subanalysis

Gabriela Alejo; Sidarrth Prasad; Fadar Oliver Otite; Erica M Jones; Dileep R Yavagal; Santiago Ortega-Gutierrez; Eric Gueumekane Bila Lamou; Shashvat M Desai; Kaiz S Asif; Mehari Gebreyohanns; Global Executive Committee of the MT-GLASS Study

doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.124.047825

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Mechanical Thrombectomy Access in Africa: A Mission Thrombectomy Study Subanalysis

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Mechanical Thrombectomy Access in Africa: A Mission Thrombectomy Study Subanalysis

Gabriela Alejo, Sidarrth Prasad, Fadar Oliver Otite, Erica M Jones, Dileep R Yavagal, Santiago Ortega-Gutierrez, Eric Gueumekane Bila Lamou, Shashvat M Desai, Kaiz S Asif, Mehari Gebreyohanns, …

Stroke (1970), Vol.56(5), pp.e130-e132

05/2025

DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.124.047825

PMID: 40294166

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Abstract

Stroke burden and mortality may be higher in Africa compared with other world regions.1 The large vessel occlusion stroke subtype portends the highest mortality risk but mechanical thrombectomy (MT) can mitigate this. MT utilization is nearly 500-fold lower in low-/middle-income countries compared with high-income countries, with worse outcomes.2,3 Mission Thrombectomy 2020+ is a global initiative by the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology, a peer network of multidisciplinary stroke experts, aimed at improving MT access worldwide.2 To define disparities in MT access, the MT-GLASS study (Mechanical Thrombectomy Global Access for Stroke)2 surveyed a global cohort of countries. Using data from this study, we analyzed MT access in Africa compared with other regions.

Stroke

quality of health care

healthcare disparities

thrombectomy

global burden of disease

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Title: Subtitle: Mechanical Thrombectomy Access in Africa: A Mission Thrombectomy Study Subanalysis
Creators: Gabriela Alejo - Jackson Health System
Sidarrth Prasad - The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Fadar Oliver Otite - SUNY Upstate Medical University
Erica M Jones - The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dileep R Yavagal - University of Miami
Santiago Ortega-Gutierrez - Department of Neurology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City (S.O.-G.)
Eric Gueumekane Bila Lamou - Department of Neurology, Douala Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Science, Cameroon, Africa (E.G.B.L.)
Shashvat M Desai - HonorHealth
Kaiz S Asif - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Mehari Gebreyohanns - The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Global Executive Committee of the MT-GLASS Study
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Stroke (1970), Vol.56(5), pp.e130-e132
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.124.047825
PMID: 40294166
NLM abbreviation: Stroke
ISSN: 0039-2499
eISSN: 1524-4628
Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
Language: English
Date published: 05/2025
Academic Unit: Neurology; Radiology; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Neurosurgery
Record Identifier: 9984815916002771

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