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The primary outcome was a favorable outcome, defined as a modified Rankin Scale score of 0\u20131 at 90 days. Secondary outcomes included functional independence (mRS 0\u20132), symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH). Inverse probability weighting (IPW) and IPW\u2010adjusted logistic regression were used to balance baseline covariates and assess treatment associations. Per\u2010protocol and as\u2010treated sensitivity analyses were performed to assess the robustness of the primary findings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 248 patients with MeVO treated with IVT were included, of whom 86 received bridging therapy. After IPW adjustment, there was no significant difference in the rate of favorable outcome between the bridging therapy and IVT alone groups (59.3%\u00a0vs. 62.2%; adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.22; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.75\u20131.99). Similarly, bridging therapy was not associated with improved functional independence (73.5%\u00a0vs. 76.3%; aOR, 1.18; 95% CI, 0.66\u20132.12) or increased risk of sICH (8.0%\u00a0vs. 5.9%; aOR, 1.37; 95% CI, 0.50\u20133.75). Both per\u2010protocol and as\u2010treated sensitivity analyses yielded similar results.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Bridging therapy did not improve overall outcomes compared with IVT alone in MeVO patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/brb3.71671","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,12]],"date-time":"2026-08-12T08:05:10Z","timestamp":1786521910000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Bridging Therapy Versus Intravenous Thrombolysis Alone in Patients With Medium Vessel Occlusion Stroke: A Single\u2010Center Cohort Study"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Di","family":"Hu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medicine Southeast University  Nanjing Jiangsu PR 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