Intraoperative cangrelor during mechanical thrombectomy: is the systematic addition of aspirin needed?

Centres giving cangrelor alone during thrombectomy saw no consistent outcome signal against it, though one subgroup analysis raised a bleeding question.

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EvidenceRetrospective cohort
What to watch: REPERFUSE (NCT04667078), a randomised trial of intraprocedural cangrelor with thrombectomy, is suspended; ClinicalTrials.gov still lists primary completion as 21 December 2026.

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