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Endovascular therapy plus conventional medical treatment vs conventional medical treatment alone

Death or stroke · people with symptomatic intracranial artery stenosis

Endovascular therapy plus conventional medical treatment probably leads to higher death or stroke compared with conventional medical treatment alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Endovascular therapy versus medical treatment for symptomatic intracranial artery stenosis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.93 [1.81, 4.75]
4 studies · 989 participants
Moderate

Endovascular therapy plus conventional medical treatment vs conventional medical treatment alone

Long‐term ipsilateral stroke · people with symptomatic intracranial artery stenosis

Endovascular therapy plus conventional medical treatment probably leads to higher ipsilateral stroke compared with conventional medical treatment alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Endovascular therapy versus medical treatment for symptomatic intracranial artery stenosis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3.26 [1.94, 5.48]
4 studies · 989 participants
Moderate

Endovascular therapy plus conventional medical treatment vs conventional medical treatment alone

Type of recurrent event · people with symptomatic intracranial artery stenosis

Endovascular therapy plus conventional medical treatment showed no clear difference in type of recurrent event compared with conventional medical treatment alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Endovascular therapy versus medical treatment for symptomatic intracranial artery stenosis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.79 [0.3, 2.07]
3 studies · 344 participants
Moderate

Endovascular therapy plus conventional medical treatment vs conventional medical treatment alone

Death · people with symptomatic intracranial artery stenosis

Endovascular therapy plus conventional medical treatment may leads to higher death compared with conventional medical treatment alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Endovascular therapy versus medical treatment for symptomatic intracranial artery stenosis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 5.43 [1.21, 24.4]
4 studies · 989 participants
Low

Endovascular therapy plus conventional medical treatment vs conventional medical treatment alone

Dependency · people with symptomatic intracranial artery stenosis

Endovascular therapy plus conventional medical treatment showed no clear difference in dependency compared with conventional medical treatment alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Endovascular therapy versus medical treatment for symptomatic intracranial artery stenosis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.51 [0.93, 2.45]
4 studies · 947 participants
Moderate

Endovascular therapy plus conventional medical treatment vs conventional medical treatment alone

Restenosis (≥ 50%) · people with symptomatic intracranial artery stenosis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Endovascular therapy versus medical treatment for symptomatic intracranial artery stenosis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Endovascular therapy plus conventional medical treatment vs conventional medical treatment alone

Health‐related quality of life · people with symptomatic intracranial artery stenosis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Endovascular therapy versus medical treatment for symptomatic intracranial artery stenosis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found