Stroke Trials Registry

STA-MCA bypass
EC/IC bypass

Action
Surgical anastamosis between superficial temporal artery and middle cerebral artery.

Status
Major multicenter trial reported negative results for stroke prevention 1985. Planning for multicenter trial in carotid occlusion (COSS) ongoing 2/00.

Trial(s)
= Ongoing
= Completed

COSS Carotid Occlusion Surgery Study

EC/IC Bypass Study International Cooperative Study of Extracranial/Intracranial Arterial Anastomosis

Web Links and Publications

Bilateral occlusion of the trunk of the middle cerebral artery. Results of an international randomized trial. The EC/IC Bypass Study Group.
Stroke 1986 Nov-Dec;17(6):1107-11.

The International Cooperative Study of Extracranial/Intracranial Arterial Anastomosis (EC/IC Bypass Study): methodology and entry characteristics. The EC/IC Bypass Study group.
Stroke 1985 May-Jun;16(3):397-406.

Failure of extracranial-intracranial arterial bypass to reduce the risk of ischemic stroke. Results of an international randomized trial. The EC/IC Bypass Study Group.
N Engl J Med. 1985 Nov 7;313(19):1191-200.

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