The stroke program monitors outcomes for selected ischemic stroke patients who undergo emergency neuro-interventions. For patients who are not eligible for TNK, an intravenous clot-busting medication, another treatment option may be mechanical thrombectomy. 

Englewood Health performs emergency thrombectomy procedures. This procedure removes blood clots from a major blood vessel in the brain by using a clot- retrieving catheter. This aims to improve blood flow to the brain.

TICI scale is a score used to grade brain tissue vascularization.

Ischemic stroke patients who had meaningful improvement of blood flow to their brain after undergoing a surgical procedure.