Urs Fischer

Research interests

Publications

• Endovascular Treatment for Stroke Due to Occlusion of Medium or Distal Vessels

  New England Journal of Medicine · 2025 · 10.1056/nejmoa2408954

• Intravenous Thrombolysis in Patients With Ischemic Stroke and Recent Ingestion of Direct Oral Anticoagulants

  JAMA Neurology · 2023 · https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2022.4782

• Value of intravenous thrombolysis in endovascular treatment for large-vessel anterior circulation stroke: individual participant data meta-analysis of six randomised trials

  The Lancet · 2023 · 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)01142-x

• Value of intravenous thrombolysis in endovascular treatment for large-vessel anterior circulation stroke: individual participant data meta-analysis of six randomised trials

  The Lancet · 2023 · 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)01142-x

• Early versus Later Anticoagulation for Stroke with Atrial Fibrillation

  New England Journal of Medicine · 2023 · 10.1056/nejmoa2303048

• Thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke: current status and future perspectives

  The Lancet Neurology · 2023 · 10.1016/s1474-4422(22)00519-1

• Serum Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Compared With Neurofilament Light Chain as a Biomarker for Disease Progression in Multiple Sclerosis

  JAMA Neurology · 2023 · 10.1001/jamaneurol.2022.5250

• Thrombectomy alone versus intravenous alteplase plus thrombectomy in patients with stroke: an open-label, blinded-outcome, randomised non-inferiority trial

  The Lancet · 2022 · 10.1016/s0140-6736(22)00537-2

• European Stroke Organisation (ESO) guidelines on blood pressure management in acute ischaemic stroke and intracerebral haemorrhage

  European Stroke Journal · 2021 · 10.1177/23969873211012133

• Noncontrast Computed Tomography vs Computed Tomography Perfusion or Magnetic Resonance Imaging Selection in Late Presentation of Stroke With Large-Vessel Occlusion

  JAMA Neurology · 2021 · 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.4082

• The state of stroke services across the globe: Report of World Stroke Organization–World Health Organization surveys

  International Journal of Stroke · 2021 · 10.1177/17474930211019568

• Challenging the Ischemic Core Concept in Acute Ischemic Stroke Imaging

  Stroke · 2020 · 10.1161/strokeaha.120.030620

• European Stroke Organisation (ESO) – European Society for Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy (ESMINT) Guidelines on Mechanical Thrombectomy in Acute Ischaemic StrokeEndorsed by Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE)

  European Stroke Journal · 2019 · 10.1177/2396987319832140

• European Stroke Organisation (ESO)- European Society for Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy (ESMINT) guidelines on mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke

  Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery · 2019 · 10.1136/neurintsurg-2018-014568

• Relationships of Overt and Silent Brain Lesions With Cognitive Function in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

  Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2019 · 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.12.039

• European Stroke Organisation (ESO) - European Society for Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy (ESMINT) Guidelines on Mechanical Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke

  Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery · 2019 · 10.1136/neurintsurg-2018-014569

• Timing of anticoagulation after recent ischaemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation

  The Lancet Neurology · 2018 · 10.1016/s1474-4422(18)30356-9

• Multisociety Consensus Quality Improvement Revised Consensus Statement for Endovascular Therapy of Acute Ischemic Stroke

  International Journal of Stroke · 2018 · https://doi.org/10.1177/1747493018778713

• Access to and delivery of acute ischaemic stroke treatments: A survey of national scientific societies and stroke experts in 44 European countries

  European Stroke Journal · 2018 · 10.1177/2396987318786023

• Mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke: Consensus statement by ESO-Karolinska Stroke Update 2014/2015, supported by ESO, ESMINT, ESNR and EAN

  International Journal of Stroke · 2015 · 10.1177/1747493015609778

• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Score and Vessel Occlusion in 2152 Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke

  Stroke · 2013 · 10.1161/strokeaha.111.000604

• Effects of antihypertensive-drug class on interindividual variation in blood pressure and risk of stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  The Lancet · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(10)60235-8

• What Is a Minor Stroke?

  Stroke · 2010 · 10.1161/strokeaha.109.572883

• Vertebral Artery Dissection

  Stroke · 2006 · 10.1161/01.str.0000240493.88473.39

• NIHSS Score and Arteriographic Findings in Acute Ischemic Stroke

  Stroke · 2005 · 10.1161/01.str.0000182099.04994.fc

Current projects

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