This article summarizes a Medtronic-sponsored webinar held on the 29th of January 2018 in Bern, Switzerland. This webinar was moderated by Professor Jens Fiehler, and the two speakers, Professor Jan Gralla and Professor Urs Fischer,presented key data emerging from recent landmark studies evaluating endovascular treatment interventions in patients with acute anterior circulation ischemic strokes resulting from large vessel occlusion (LVO).