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Myrcha P, Pinheiro F, Rocha-Neves J, Myrcha J, Gloviczki P. The effect of the collateral cerebrovascular circulation on tolerance to carotid artery cross-clamping and on early outcome after carotid endarterectomy. J Vasc Surg 2024:S0741-5214(24)01078-4. [PMID: 38679219 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.04.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 04/14/2024] [Accepted: 04/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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OBJECTIVE The Circle of Willis (CoW) serves as the primary source of contralateral blood supply in patients who undergo carotid artery cross-clamping (CC) for carotid endarterectomy (CEA). It has been suggested that the CoW's anatomy influences CEA outcomes. The aim of this study was to evaluate associations between the cerebral collateral circulation, a positive awake test for intraoperative neurologic deficit after carotid CC, and postoperative adverse neurologic events. METHODS A systematic review was conducted searching MEDLINE, Cochrane, and Web of Science databases for studies that assessed the cerebral circulation, including CoW variations, using neuroimaging techniques in patients who underwent carotid CC. For the metanalytical incidence, the statistical technique used was weight averaging. Otherwise, descriptive analysis was used due to the excessive heterogeneity of the studies. RESULTS Eight publications, seven cohort and one case-controlled study, involving 1313 patients who underwent carotid artery CC under loco-regional anesthesia, were included in the systematic review. The incidence of positive awake test in the cohort studies ranged from 4.4% to 19.7%. Carotid artery CC resulted in positive awake test in 5% to 91% of patients with alterations in the anterior portion and in 27% to 74% with alterations in the posterior portion of the CoW. A positive awake test in patients with contralateral carotid stenosis or occlusion ranged from 5.8% to 45.7%. Contralateral carotid stenosis >70% or occlusion were associated with a positive awake test (P < .001). Patients with incomplete CoW did not have statistically significant correlation with intraoperative neurological deficits after CC. Data were insufficient to evaluate the effect of the collateral circulation on early outcome after CEA. CONCLUSIONS In this systematic review, contralateral carotid artery stenosis or occlusion, but not CoW abnormalities, were associated with a positive awake test after carotid artery CC. Further research is needed to evaluate which specific CoW anomaly predicts neurologic deficit after CC and to confirm association between a positive awake test and clinical outcome after CEA.
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- Piotr Myrcha
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; Department of General, Vascular and Oncological Surgery, Masovian Brodnowski Hospital, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal; Department of Biomedicine - Unit of Anatomy, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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- Department of Vascular Surgery and Angiology, Bielanski Hospital, Warsaw, Portugal
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Carlson AP, Mayer AR, Cole C, van der Horn HJ, Marquez J, Stevenson TC, Shuttleworth CW. Cerebral autoregulation, spreading depolarization, and implications for targeted therapy in brain injury and ischemia. Rev Neurosci 2024; 0:revneuro-2024-0028. [PMID: 38581271 DOI: 10.1515/revneuro-2024-0028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024]
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Cerebral autoregulation is an intrinsic myogenic response of cerebral vasculature that allows for preservation of stable cerebral blood flow levels in response to changing systemic blood pressure. It is effective across a broad range of blood pressure levels through precapillary vasoconstriction and dilation. Autoregulation is difficult to directly measure and methods to indirectly ascertain cerebral autoregulation status inherently require certain assumptions. Patients with impaired cerebral autoregulation may be at risk of brain ischemia. One of the central mechanisms of ischemia in patients with metabolically compromised states is likely the triggering of spreading depolarization (SD) events and ultimately, terminal (or anoxic) depolarization. Cerebral autoregulation and SD are therefore linked when considering the risk of ischemia. In this scoping review, we will discuss the range of methods to measure cerebral autoregulation, their theoretical strengths and weaknesses, and the available clinical evidence to support their utility. We will then discuss the emerging link between impaired cerebral autoregulation and the occurrence of SD events. Such an approach offers the opportunity to better understand an individual patient's physiology and provide targeted treatments.
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- Andrew P Carlson
- Department of Neurosurgery, 12288 University of New Mexico School of Medicine , MSC10 5615, 1 UNM, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA
- Department of Neurosciences, 12288 University of New Mexico School of Medicine , 915 Camino de Salud NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, USA
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- 168528 Mind Research Network , 1101 Yale, Blvd, NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, 12288 University of New Mexico School of Medicine , MSC10 5615, 1 UNM, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA
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- 168528 Mind Research Network , 1101 Yale, Blvd, NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, USA
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- 12288 University of New Mexico School of Medicine , 915 Camino de Salud NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, 12288 University of New Mexico School of Medicine , MSC10 5615, 1 UNM, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, 12288 University of New Mexico School of Medicine , 915 Camino de Salud NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, USA
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Yaman Kula A, Deniz Ç, Özdemir Gültekin T, Altinisik M, Asil T. Evaluation of Cerebral Vasomotor Reactivity by Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound in Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy. Neuroophthalmology 2023; 47:199-207. [PMID: 37434670 PMCID: PMC10332244 DOI: 10.1080/01658107.2023.2212754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to assess the correlation between cerebral vasomotor reactivity (CVR) and the grade of diabetic retinopathy. A total of 43 diabetic patients with matched severity of diabetic retinopathy between their right and left eyes were included in this study. Diabetic retinopathy was graded in three groups. Right and left middle cerebral artery CVR was assessed by the breath-holding index (BHI) using transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD). The mean age of the patients was 56.51 ± 9.34 years with a mean duration of having diabetes mellitus of 14.49 ± 8.06 years. Diabetic retinopathy was graded as mild, moderately severe, and severe in 27.9%, 34.9%, and 37.2% of the patients, respectively. The grade of diabetic retinopathy was associated with the HbA1c level (p < .049), microalbuminuria (p < .024), and BHI (p = .001). In patients with severe diabetic retinopathy, the right-sided BHI was significantly lower as compared to those with mild or moderately severe retinopathy (p = .001 and p = .008, respectively). The left-sided BHI value in patients with severe diabetic retinopathy was significantly lower as compared to those with mild or moderately severe retinopathy (p = .001 and p = .012, respectively). In subjects with moderately severe diabetic retinopathy, both-sided BHI was significantly reduced compared to those with mild retinopathy (p = .001). Our results indicate that the grade of diabetic retinopathy was associated with impaired CVR.
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- Aslı Yaman Kula
- Department of Neurology, Bezmialem Vakif University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, Namik Kemal University Hospital, Tekirdag, Turkey
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Celal Bayar University Hospital, Manisa, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, Memorial Hizmet Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Oi A, Hayashi H, Motoyama Y, Kawanishi H, Nakagawa I, Nakase H, Kawaguchi M. Application of laser speckle flowgraphy to evaluate cerebral perfusion after carotid endarterectomy. Heliyon 2023; 9:e14400. [PMID: 36925512 PMCID: PMC10010978 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 02/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/10/2023] Open
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Cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome (CHS) after carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is devastating, and postoperative monitoring of cerebral perfusion is essential to prevent CHS. We report two cases of successful measurement of ocular blood flow using laser speckle flowgraphy (LSFG) for bedside assessment of the changes in cerebral perfusion after CEA. An 18.7% (case 1) and 47.7% (case 2) increase in ocular blood flow were measured postoperatively using LSFG compared with the baseline. LSFG might be applicable to evaluate cerebral perfusion after CEA.
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- Ayako Oi
- Department of Anesthesiology, Nara Medical University, Japan
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Hara T, Rai Y. Carotid Endarterectomy. Adv Tech Stand Neurosurg 2022; 44:187-207. [PMID: 35107680 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-87649-4_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide. One of the main causes of stroke is carotid artery stenosis. Stenosis with atherosclerosis in the carotid artery can cause stroke by hemodynamic ischemia or artery to artery embolism. A most common surgical intervention for carotid artery stenosis is carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Many studies on CEA have been reported and suggested medical indications. For symptomatic carotid stenosis, generally, CEA may be indicated for patients with more than 50% stenosis and is especially beneficial in men, patients aged 75 years or older, and patients who underwent surgery within 2 weeks of their last symptoms. For asymptomatic carotid stenosis, CEA may be indicated for those with more than 60% stenosis, though each guideline has different suggestions in detail. In order to evaluate the indication for CEA in each case, it is important to assess risks for CEA carefully including anatomical factors and comorbidities, and to elaborate each strategy for each operation based on preoperative imaging studies including carotid ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging and angiography. In surgery there are many tips on operative position, procedure, shunt usage and monitoring to perform a safe and smooth operation. Now that carotid artery stenting has been rapidly developed, better understanding for CEA is required to treat carotid artery stenosis adequately. This chapter must be a good help to understand CEA well.
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- Takayuki Hara
- Department of Neurosurgery, Toranomon Hospital, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Toranomon Hospital, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Fan X, Lai Z, Lin T, You H, Wei J, Li M, Liu C, Feng F. Pre-operative Cerebral Small Vessel Disease on MR Imaging Is Associated With Cerebral Hyperperfusion After Carotid Endarterectomy. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:734392. [PMID: 34869635 PMCID: PMC8636731 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.734392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objectives: To determine whether pre-operative cerebral small vessel disease is associated with cerebral hyperperfusion (CH) after carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Methods: Seventy-seven patients (mean age of 66 years and 58% male) undergoing CEA for carotid stenosis were investigated using brain MRI before and after surgery. CH was defined as an increase in cerebral blood flow > 100% compared with pre-operative values on arterial spin labeling MR images. The grade or the number of four cerebral small vessel disease markers (white matter hyperintensities, lacunes, perivascular spaces, and cerebral microbleeds) were evaluated based on pre-operative MRI. Cerebral small vessel disease markers were correlated with CH by using multivariate logistic regression analysis. The cutoff values of cerebral small vessel disease markers for predicting CH were assessed by receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis. Results: CH after CEA was observed in 16 patients (20.78%). Logistic regression analysis revealed that white matter hyperintensities (OR 3.09, 95% CI 1.72-5.54; p < 0.001) and lacunes (OR 1.37, 95% CI 1.06-1.76; p = 0.014) were independently associated with post-operative CH. Receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis showed that Fazekas score of white matter hyperintensities ≥3 points [area under the curve (AUC) = 0.84, sensitivity = 81.3%, specificity = 73.8%, positive predictive value (PPV) = 44.8% and negative predictive value (NPV) = 93.8%] and number of lacunes ≥ 2 (AUC = 0.73, sensitivity = 68.8%, specificity = 78.7%, PPV = 45.8% and NPV = 90.6%) were the optimal cutoff values for predicting CH. Conclusion: In patients with carotid stenosis, white matter hyperintensities and lacunes adversely affect CH after CEA. Based on the NPVs, pre-operative MR imaging can help identify patients who are not at risk of CH.
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- Xiaoyuan Fan
- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- General Electric Healthcare, MR Research China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Difficult, Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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The periprocedural and 30-day outcomes of carotid stenting in patients with carotid artery near-occlusion. Sci Rep 2021; 11:21876. [PMID: 34750446 PMCID: PMC8575776 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-01286-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The safety of endovascular revascularization in patients with carotid artery near occlusion (CANO) is unknown. We aimed to evaluate the peri-procedural risk in CANO patients receiving carotid artery stenting (CAS). A prospective data base with retrospective review was performed to identify patients who underwent CAS with CANO from July 2006 to July 2020, and had at least 1-month clinical follow-up data. The primary endpoints were stroke, hyperperfusion syndrome, and death within 30 days after CAS. A total of 198 patients with carotid artery stenosis were enrolled including 92 patients with CANO and 106 age and sex-matched patients with 70–99% conventional carotid stenosis. Full distal carotid collapse was found in 45 CANO patients (45/92, 49%). The technical success rate was 100%. The CANO patients had significantly longer lesion lengths compared with those of the non-CANO group. The incidence of hyperperfusion syndrome was comparable (CANO: 2.2%, non-CANO: 0.9%, P = 0.598). The risks of ischemic stroke and death within 30 days were 1.1% and 0% in the CANO group; and 1.9% and 0.9%, in the non-CANO group, respectively, without statistical difference. In conclusion, CAS is safe for patients with CANO, with a similar low 30-day peri-procedural event rate comparable to those of non-CANO.
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