A Response to a Letter to the Editor TR-D-22-00887.

Dr. Malhotra and colleagues raise some questions about our study [ [1] Tu W.J. Xu Y. Liu Y. Du J. Zhao J. Endovascular thrombectomy or bridging therapy in minor ischemic stroke with large vessel occlusion. Thromb. Res. 2022; 219: 150-154 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (3) Google Scholar ] and how to interpret some reported results. In this study, we found that among patients with minor acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusions (AIS-LVO), direct endovascular thrombectomy (EVT), compared with bridging therapy, met the prespecified statistical threshold for noninferiority for the 3-month prognosis [ [1] Tu W.J. Xu Y. Liu Y. Du J. Zhao J. Endovascular thrombectomy or bridging therapy in minor ischemic stroke with large vessel occlusion. Thromb. Res. 2022; 219: 150-154 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (3) Google Scholar ].