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Bae JW, Hyun DK. Endovascular Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke : Current Concept in Management. J Korean Neurosurg Soc 2024; 67:397-410. [PMID: 38549263 PMCID: PMC11220414 DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2023.0181] [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: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2024] Open
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Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) has been established as the standard of care in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) based on landmark randomized controlled trials. Nevertheless, while the strict eligibility of EVT for AIS patients restrict the wide application of EVT, a considerable population still undergoes off-label EVT. Besides, it is important to acknowledge that recanalization is not achieved in approximately 20% of procedures, and more than 50% of patients who undergo EVT still do not experience a favorable outcome. This article reviews the brief history of EVT trials and recent progressions in the treatment of AIS, with focusing on the expanding eligibility criteria, new target for EVT, and the evolution of EVT techniques.
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- Jin Woo Bae
- Department of Neurosurgery, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea
- Incheon Regional Cardio-cerebrovascular Disease Center, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea
- Incheon Regional Cardio-cerebrovascular Disease Center, Incheon, Korea
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Caldwell J, Lee SSH, Sarrafzadeh M, Rhodes DS, McGuinness BJ. Flow reversal during stroke thrombectomy. Interv Neuroradiol 2024:15910199241238252. [PMID: 38489832 DOI: 10.1177/15910199241238252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/17/2024] Open
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When performing mechanical thrombectomy for stroke patients, some physicians use balloon guide catheters (BGCs) in order to achieve flow reversal and thereby improve reperfusion quality. There is substantial evidence favoring the use of BGCs to improve reperfusion rates and clinical outcomes for thrombectomy patients; however, as we will outline in this review, there is also evidence that BGCs do not achieve reliable flow reversal in many circumstances. Therefore, if we are able to modify our techniques to improve the likelihood of flow reversal during thrombectomy maneuvers, we may be able to further improve reperfusion quality and clinical outcomes. This paper provides an overview of concepts on this topic and outlines some potential techniques to facilitate flow reversal more consistently, including a method to visually confirm it, with the aim of making iterative improvements towards optimal reperfusion for stroke patients.
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- James Caldwell
- Department of Radiology, Auckland City Hospital, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
- FRANZCR, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Radiology, Auckland City Hospital, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
- FRANZCR, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Radiology, Auckland City Hospital, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
- MBChB, Auckland, New Zealand
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- B.S. Mech. Eng, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
- Engineered Outcomes, Redwood City, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Auckland City Hospital, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
- FRANZCR, Auckland, New Zealand
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Pero G, Dória HM, Piano M, Macera A, Quilici L, Cervo A. Intracranial Carotid Occlusions : ADAPT versus SAVE and the role of Balloon Guide Catheters. Clin Neuroradiol 2023; 33:825-831. [PMID: 37099134 PMCID: PMC10450001 DOI: 10.1007/s00062-023-01286-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 04/27/2023]
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PURPOSE Specific decisions made by neurointerventionists are often lost behind the data of large-scale trials, and many of these studies have taken place before the development of new techniques and devices. This study compares the stent-retriever assisted vacuum-locked extraction (SAVE) technique with a direct aspiration first pass (ADAPT), as well as the use of a balloon guide catheter (BGC), in intracranial internal carotid artery (IC-ICA) occlusions. METHODS Observational and retrospective study from an Italian hospital, including patients who underwent thrombectomy for IC-ICA occlusion between 1 January 2019 and 31 March 2021. RESULTS Out of 91 IC-ICA occlusions, the ADAPT was the first choice in 20 (22%) and the SAVE in 71 (78%). A BGC was used in 32 (35%) cases, always in conjunction with the SAVE technique. The use of SAVE technique without BGC was associated with the least risk of distal embolization (DE) in the territory occluded (44% vs. 75% when ADAPT technique was used; p = 0.03) and achieved first pass effect (FPE) more frequently (51% vs. 25%, p = 0.09). When the SAVE technique was used, BGC (BGC-SAVE) compared to no BGC (NoBGC-SAVE) was associated with a tendency for less DE (31% vs. 44%, p = 0.3), more FPE (63% vs. 51%, p = 0.5), the same median number of passes (1, p = 0.8) and similar groin-to-recanalization times (36.5 vs. 35.5 min, p = 0.5), none of which reached statistical significance. CONCLUSION Our findings support the use of SAVE technique for IC-ICA occlusions; the added benefit of BGC compared to long sheaths was not remarkable in this sample.
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- Guglielmo Pero
- Department of Neuroradiology, Ospedale Niguarda Ca’ Granda, Piazza Ospedale Maggiore 3, 20162 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Ospedale Niguarda Ca’ Granda, Piazza Ospedale Maggiore 3, 20162 Milano, Italy
- Department of Neuroradiology, Hospital Central do Funchal, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
- Universidade da Madeira, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Ospedale Niguarda Ca’ Granda, Piazza Ospedale Maggiore 3, 20162 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Ospedale Niguarda Ca’ Granda, Piazza Ospedale Maggiore 3, 20162 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Neuroradiology, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Ospedale Niguarda Ca’ Granda, Piazza Ospedale Maggiore 3, 20162 Milano, Italy
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Effect of Standardized Perioperative Management on EEG Indexes and Nerve and Limb Functions of Patients with Acute Cerebral Infarction Undergoing Mechanical Thrombectomy. DISEASE MARKERS 2022; 2022:1686891. [PMID: 36199820 PMCID: PMC9529457 DOI: 10.1155/2022/1686891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Objective To explore the application value of standardized perioperative management in mechanical thrombectomy for acute cerebral infarction. Methods 98 patients with acute cerebral infarction admitted to our hospital from January 2019 to January 2022 were selected as the study sample in this study, and all patients were given the standardized perioperative management. According to the interventional methods, they were divided into the thrombolytic treatment group (arteriovenous combined thrombolysis, n = 49) and mechanical thrombectomy group (mechanical thrombectomy, n = 49) to compare the nerve function, limb function, thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) flow grade, symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage within 24 hours, acute vascular reocclusion, and the death status within 1 year and incidence of adverse events in 90 days of the two groups after treatment. Results After treatment, the values of brain symmetry index (BSI) and power ratio indices (DTABR) in the two groups were obviously lower than those before treatment (P < 0.05), and the values of BSI and DTABR in the mechanical thrombectomy group were lower than those in the thrombolytic treatment group (P < 0.05). According to the statistical data of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score in patients, the NIHSS scores of the two groups after treatment were visibly decreased (P < 0.05), while the NIHSS score in the mechanical thrombectomy group after treatment was lower than that in the thrombolytic treatment group (P < 0.05). The proportion of modified Rankin scale (mRS) score < 3 in the mechanical thrombectomy group was distinctly higher than that in the thrombolytic treatment group (P < 0.05). The proportion of TIMI flow grade ≥ 2 in the mechanical thrombectomy group was significantly higher than that in the thrombolytic treatment group (P < 0.05). The rate of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage within 24 hours in the mechanical thrombectomy group was lower than that in the thrombolytic treatment group (P < 0.05), with the indistinctive difference between the two groups (P > 0.05). The incidence of acute vascular reocclusion in the mechanical thrombectomy group was markedly lower than that in the thrombolytic treatment group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in 1-year mortality between the two groups (P > 0.05). In the mechanical thrombectomy group, there were 1 case of gingiva bleeding, 1 case of hemorrhinia, and 2 cases of recurrent cerebral infarction in 90 days, with a total of 4 cases (8.16%), while in the thrombolytic treatment group, there were 4 cases of gingiva bleeding, 4 cases of hemorrhinia, and 15 cases of recurrent cerebral infarction in 90 days, with a total of 23 cases (46.94%), indicating that the incidence of adverse events in 90 days in the mechanical thrombectomy group was significantly lower than that in the thrombolytic treatment group (P < 0.05). Conclusion The standardized perioperative management is effective in patients with acute cerebral infarction who were treated with arteriovenous combined thrombolysis or mechanical thrombectomy, which can improve the neurological function and physical function of patients. However, the mechanical thrombectomy has a better improvement effect on the neurological function and physical function of patients, with the relatively better safety, thrombolytic effect, and long-term prognosis.
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Al-Bayati AR, Haussen DC, Mohammaden MH, Pisani L, Bhatt N, Liberato B, Frankel MR, Nogueira RG. Blind exchange technique to facilitate large-bore aspiration catheter navigation during stroke thrombectomy. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2021; 208:106873. [PMID: 34388597 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106873] [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: 03/11/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Optimizing mechanical thrombectomy (MT) techniques is an essential facet of our developing field. Herein, we describe the "Blind exchange" (BE) technique; an alternative fashion of efficiently performing stent-retriever (SR) coupled with contact aspiration thrombectomy (aspiration-retriever technique for stroke-ARTS). METHODS A prospectively collected MT database was reviewed from July 2018-February 2020. We included all consecutive patients with anterior circulation large vessel occlusions in whom BE technique was performed. According to the response of the retriever, the decision to add an aspiration catheter (AC) for ARTS was made. The microcatheter was then fully retracted and the AC tracked over the deployed SR wire in a BE fashion. The primary outcome was technical success and safety measures included procedural-related complications. RESULTS One hundred nineteen patients were identified, mean age was 66.7 ± 15.8 years and 57(47.9%) were males. Twenty-six patients (21.8%) had intracranial ICA occlusion and 93(78.2%) had MCA-M1 segment occlusion. The median ASPECTS was 7(IQR;8-9), baseline NIHSS score was 18(IQR;14-21), and procedure time was 36(IQR;25-57) minutes. IV-tPA was used in 26(21.8%) of cases. Successful reperfusion (eTICI2b-3) was achieved in 100% of cases including full reperfusion (eTICI3) in 67(56.3%) of cases. The AC was successfully navigated into the target lesion without any complications in all cases. Symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage occurred in 4.2% of patients. The rates of 90-day mRS0-2 and mortality were 44.3% and 12.5%, respectively. CONCLUSION BE is a safe and feasible alternative technique of navigating large bore AC into the intracranial vasculature while performing ARTS.
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- Alhamza R Al-Bayati
- Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center, Grady Memorial Hospital and Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, 80 Jesse Hill Drive SE, Room 8D108A, Atlanta, GA 30303, 700, United States.
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- Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center, Grady Memorial Hospital and Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, 80 Jesse Hill Drive SE, Room 8D108A, Atlanta, GA 30303, 700, United States.
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- Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center, Grady Memorial Hospital and Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, 80 Jesse Hill Drive SE, Room 8D108A, Atlanta, GA 30303, 700, United States.
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- Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center, Grady Memorial Hospital and Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, 80 Jesse Hill Drive SE, Room 8D108A, Atlanta, GA 30303, 700, United States.
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- Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center, Grady Memorial Hospital and Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, 80 Jesse Hill Drive SE, Room 8D108A, Atlanta, GA 30303, 700, United States.
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- Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center, Grady Memorial Hospital and Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, 80 Jesse Hill Drive SE, Room 8D108A, Atlanta, GA 30303, 700, United States.
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- Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center, Grady Memorial Hospital and Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, 80 Jesse Hill Drive SE, Room 8D108A, Atlanta, GA 30303, 700, United States.
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- Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center, Grady Memorial Hospital and Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, 80 Jesse Hill Drive SE, Room 8D108A, Atlanta, GA 30303, 700, United States.
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Goyal M, Kappelhof M, Ospel JM, Bala F. Balloon guide catheters: use, reject, or randomize? Neuroradiology 2021; 63:1179-1183. [PMID: 34100099 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-021-02739-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Thrombectomy devices played an important role in the success of endovascular treatment trials over the past five years. A balloon guide catheter (BGC) is an adjunctive device used to arrest and reverse flow by inflating the balloon at its tip, which allows for flow reversal in intracranial arteries during retrieval of thrombectomy devices by applying concomitant aspiration through its lumen. Thereby, it can decrease the risk of clot fragmentation and distal embolization. Despite the numerous benchtop and clinical observational studies showing the superiority of BGC to conventional guide catheters in improving reperfusion quality and clinical outcome, its use is still low in clinical practice. The reasons behind this reluctance might be related to technical and cost issues. Therefore, high level evidence data, i.e., a randomized clinical trial, are needed to increase its implementation in thrombectomy procedures. Nonetheless, several obstacles and challenges can prevent the completion of such a trial, and efforts are needed to overcome them. We provide an overview of the current opinions about BGCs in the neurointerventional community and discuss the feasibility and challenges of a possible randomized trial to answer the question "should a BGC be routinely used in endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke?"
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- Mayank Goyal
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
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- Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
- Division of Neuroradiology, Clinic of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basil, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Brenna CTA, Ku JC, Pasarikovski CR, Priola SM, Dyer EE, Howard P, Kumar A, da Costa L, Yang VXD. Access-site complications in ultrasound-guided endovascular thrombectomy: a single-institution retrospective cohort study. Neurosurg Focus 2021; 51:E3. [PMID: 34198250 DOI: 10.3171/2021.4.focus2198] [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: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Mechanical endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is an increasingly relied-on treatment for clot retrieval in the context of ischemic strokes, which otherwise are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Despite several known risks associated with this procedure, there is a high degree of technical heterogeneity across both centers and operators. The most common procedural complications occur at the point of transfemoral access (the common femoral artery), and include access-site hematomas, dissections, and pseudoaneurysms. Other interventional fields have previously popularized the use of ultrasound to enhance the anatomical localization of structures relevant to vascular access and thereby reducing access-site complications. In this study, the authors aimed to describe the ultrasound-guided EVT technique performed at a large, quaternary neurovascular referral center, and to characterize the effects of ultrasound guidance on access-site complications. METHODS A retrospective chart review of all patients treated with EVT at a single center between January 2013 and August 2020 was performed. Patients in this cohort were treated using a universal, unique, ultrasound-guided, single-wall puncture technique, which bears several theoretical advantages over the standard technique of arterial puncture via palpation. RESULTS There were 479 patients treated with EVT within the study period. Twenty patients in the cohort were identified as having experienced some form of access-site complication. Eight (1.67%) of these patients experienced minor access-site complications, all of which were groin hematomas and none of which were clinically significant, as defined by requiring surgical or interventional management or transfusion. The remaining 12 patients experienced arterial dissection (n = 5), arterial pseudoaneurysm (n = 4), retroperitoneal hematoma (n = 2), or arterial occlusion (n = 1), with only 1.04% (5/479) requiring surgical or interventional management or transfusion. CONCLUSIONS The authors found an overall reduction in total access-site complications as well as minor access-site complications in the study cohort compared with previously published randomized controlled trials and observational studies in the recent literature. The findings suggested that there may be a role for routine use of ultrasound-guided puncture techniques in EVT to decrease rates of complications.
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- 2Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto.,3Division of Neurosurgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto
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- 2Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto.,3Division of Neurosurgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto
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- 4Department of Neurosurgery, Health Sciences North, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury
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- 5Division of Neurosurgery, Windsor Regional Hospital, Windsor; and
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- 6Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Medical Imaging, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- 2Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto.,3Division of Neurosurgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto
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- 2Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto.,3Division of Neurosurgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto.,6Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Medical Imaging, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- 2Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto.,3Division of Neurosurgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto
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Nouh A, Mehta T, Hussain M, Song X, Ollenschleger M. Clot composition of embolic strokes of undetermined source: a feasibility study. BMC Neurol 2020; 20:383. [PMID: 33087070 PMCID: PMC7580014 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-020-01969-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A number of emerging studies have evaluated clot composition in acute ischemic stroke. Studies of clot composition of embolic strokes of undetermined strokes are lacking. OBJECTIVES We sought to analyze the RBC to platelet ratios in clots and correlated our findings with stroke etiology. METHODS This was a prospective study analyzing clots retrieved by mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke patients at our institution. All clots were stained and scanned at 200x magnification by using a Scanscope XT digital scanner (Apergio, Vista, California). Image-J software (National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland) was used for semi quantitative analysis of percentage RBC's and platelets. Unpaired t-test was used to compare means of RBC to Platelet ratios. Correlation of RBC to Platelet ratios with stroke etiology was performed. RESULTS A total of 33 clots from 33 patients were analyzed. Stroke etiology was undetermined in 6 patients, cardioembolic in 14, large vessel atherosclerosis (LVA) in 9, and carotid dissection in 4. The mean RBC to platelet ratio was 0.78:1 (+/- 0.65) in cardioembolic clots, 1.73:1 (+/- 2.38) in LVA and 1.4:1(+/- 0.70) in carotid dissections. Although patients with undetermined etiology had a similar clot composition to cardioembolic stroke (0.36:1+/- 0.33), (p = 0.19), it differed significantly from LVA and dissections respectively (p = 0.037, p = 0.01). CONCLUSION In our study, a low RBC to Platelet ratio was found among patients with embolic strokes of undetermined source, however shared similar characteristics with cardioembolic thrombi. Ongoing collection and analysis is needed to confirm these findings and its significance in evaluating stroke etiology.
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- Amre Nouh
- Department of Neurology, Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut, 80 Seymour Street, Hartford, CT, 06115, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut, 80 Seymour Street, Hartford, CT, 06115, USA.,Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut, 80 Seymour Street, Hartford, CT, 06115, USA.,Department of Neuroradiology, Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut, Hartford, CT, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut, Hartford, CT, USA
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut, Hartford, CT, USA
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Hafeez MU, Kan P, Srivatsan A, Moore S, Jafari M, DeLaGarza C, Hafeez K, Nascimento FA, Srinivasan VM, Burkhardt JK, Chen S, Johnson J, Saleem Y. Comparison of First-Pass Efficacy Among Four Mechanical Thrombectomy Techniques: A Single-Center Experience. World Neurosurg 2020; 144:e533-e540. [PMID: 32891839 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.08.209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Revised: 08/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND First-pass efficacy (FPE) is an established marker of technical and clinical efficacy among mechanical thrombectomy (MT) techniques. It is unclear what the optimal approach is in achieving FPE. We present a single-center experience comparing rates of FPE among 2 MT techniques and evaluate the potential predictors of FPE among other outcomes. METHODS A single-center retrospective analysis was carried out of patients with consecutive large-vessel occlusion strokes (LVOS) of anterior circulation from September 2015 to April 2019 who underwent MT and for whom data were available on the status of FPE. Four MT techniques were identified: ADAPT (a direct first-pass aspiration), SrADAPT (stent retriever with aspiration), SRBG (stent retriever with balloon guide catheter), and STRAP (stent retriever-aspiration and proximal flow arrest). The primary outcome was FPE and secondary outcomes included the rate of successful reperfusion. RESULTS Among 226 patients with LVOS of the anterior circulation who underwent MT, data were available for 164 on FPE for the 4 MT techniques. SRBG was the most prevalent technique. No significant difference was found in rates of FPE among the 4 MT techniques (P = 0.332). No independent predictors of FPE were identified on multivariable analysis. STRAP had the highest rate of successful reperfusion compared with the other techniques (P = 0.049) and was the only independent predictor of that outcome (P = 0.027). CONCLUSIONS Among patients with LVOS of the anterior circulation, the rate of FPE did not differ among the 4 MT techniques. There were no predictors of FPE among the studied variables. STRAP was the only predictor of successful reperfusion.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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Yang B, Wang T, Chen J, Chen Y, Wang Y, Gao P, Li G, Chen F, Li L, Wang Z, Zhang H, Song H, Ma Q, Jiao L. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the process and outcome of thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke. J Neurointerv Surg 2020; 12:664-668. [PMID: 32451358 PMCID: PMC7276247 DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2020-016177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is still spreading across the world. Although the pandemic has an all-round impact on medical work, the degree of its impact on endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) for patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is unclear. METHODS We continuously included AIS patients with large artery occlusion who underwent EVT in a comprehensive stroke center before and during the Wuhan shutdown. The protected code stroke (PCS) for screening and treating AIS patients was established during the pandemic. The efficacy and safety outcomes including the rate of successful reperfusion (defined as modified Thrombolysis In Cerebral Infarction (mTICI) graded 2b or 3) and time intervals for reperfusion were compared between two groups: pre-pandemic and pandemic. RESULTS A total of 55 AIS patients who received EVT were included. The baseline characteristics were comparable between the two groups. The time from hospital arrival to puncture (174 vs 125.5 min; p=0.002) and time from hospital arrival to reperfusion (213 vs 172 min; p=0.047) were significantly prolonged in the pandemic group compared with the pre-pandemic group. The rate of successful reperfusion was not significantly different between the two groups (85.7% (n=18) vs 88.2% (n=30); OR 0.971, 95% CI 0.785 to 1.203; p=1.000). CONCLUSION The results of this study suggest a proper PCS algorithm which combines the COVID-19 screening and protection measures could decrease the impact of the disease on the clinical outcomes of EVT for AIS patients to the lowest extent possible during the pandemic.
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- Bin Yang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing, China
- Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing, China
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Malhotra A, Boltyenkov A, Wu X, Matouk CC, Forman HP, Gandhi D, Sanelli P. Endovascular Contact Aspiration versus Stent Retriever for Revascularization in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke and Large Vessel Occlusion: A Cost-Minimization Analysis. World Neurosurg 2020; 139:e23-e31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.02.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Demaerschalk BM, Scharf EL, Cloft H, Barrett KM, Sands KA, Miller DA, Meschia JF. Contemporary Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke Across the Continuum: From TeleStroke to Intra-Arterial Management. Mayo Clin Proc 2020; 95:1512-1529. [PMID: 32622453 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Revised: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In this comprehensive contemporary review of acute ischemic stroke management, what is new and different will be highlighted beginning with prehospital stroke systems of care, emergency medical systems, and mobile stroke units, followed by hospital stroke teams, emergency evaluation, telemedicine, and brain and vascular imaging, and finishing with emergency treatments including thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy.
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- Division of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Departments of Neurology and Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- Department of Neurology Mayo Clinic, Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- Departments of Neurology and Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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Katz JM, Hakoun AM, Dehdashti AR, Chebl AB, Janardhan V, Janardhan V. Understanding the Radial Force of Stroke Thrombectomy Devices to Minimize Vessel Wall Injury: Mechanical Bench Testing of the Radial Force Generated by a Novel Braided Thrombectomy Assist Device Compared to Laser-Cut Stent Retrievers in Simulated MCA Vessel Diameters. INTERVENTIONAL NEUROLOGY 2019; 8:206-214. [PMID: 32508903 DOI: 10.1159/000501080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Background Recent reports have raised various concerns about the risk of vessel wall injury while withdrawing current laser-cut stent retrievers during active strut apposition to the vessel walls. The development of braided thrombectomy assist devices in conjunction with aspiration systems may be gentler on the fragile brain vessels and more optimized with regard to the radial force (RF) for vessel diameters of proximal (M1) and distal (M2) large vessel occlusions (LVOs). Methods Mechanical bench testing of the RF was performed using a radial compression station mounted on a tensile testing machine. The total RF in newtons (N) generated in vessels with diameters ranging from 2.25 to 3 mm as seen in proximal LVOs (∼M1), and in vessel diameters ranging from 1.5 to 2.24 mm as seen in distal LVOs (∼M2), was measured. The outer diameter of each stent was recorded, and an RF ≤1 N was grouped as "low," while an RF >1 N was grouped as "high" for this analysis. Results The total RFs of all laser-cut stent retrievers were all higher in the simulated M2 vessels (>1 N) than in the M1 vessels (<1 N), whereas the total RFs of the braided thrombectomy assist devices were uniformly low in both the simulated M1 and the simulated M2 vessels. Conclusions Novel braided thrombectomy assist devices in conjunction with aspiration systems have lower RFs than existing laser-cut stent retrievers in M1 and M2 vessel diameters. Further in vivo studies are needed to delineate the impact of lowering the RF on vessel wall integrity.
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- Jeffrey M Katz
- Department of Neurology, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurology, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York, USA
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- Harris Stroke and Neurovascular Center, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Division of Stroke Devices Research, Insera Therapeutics, Inc., Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Division of Stroke Devices Research, Insera Therapeutics, Inc., Dallas, Texas, USA
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Ospel JM, Kashani N, Wilson AT, Fischer U, Campbell BCV, Sylaja PN, Yoshimura S, Rabinstein AA, Turjman F, Mitchell P, Kim BM, Cherian MP, Heo JH, Baxter BW, Podlasek A, Foss M, Menon BK, Almekhlafi MA, Demchuk AM, Hill MD, Saposnik G, Goyal M. Endovascular treatment decision in acute stroke: does physician gender matter? Insights from UNMASK EVT, an international, multidisciplinary survey. J Neurointerv Surg 2019; 12:256-259. [DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2019-015003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Background and purposeDifferences in the treatment practice of female and male physicians have been shown in several medical subspecialties. It is currently not known whether this also applies to endovascular stroke treatment. The purpose of this study was to explore whether there are differences in endovascular treatment decisions made by female and male stroke physicians and neurointerventionalists.MethodsIn an international survey, stroke physicians and neurointerventionalists were randomly assigned 10 case scenarios and asked how they would treat the patient: (A) assuming there were no external constraints and (B) given their local working conditions. Descriptive statistics were used to describe baseline demographics, and the adjusted OR for physician gender as a predictor of endovascular treatment decision was calculated using logistic regression.Results607 physicians (97 women, 508 men, 2 who did not wish to declare) participated in this survey. Physician gender was neither a significant predictor for endovascular treatment decision under assumed ideal conditions (endovascular therapy was favored by 77.0% of female and 79.3% of male physicians, adjusted OR 1.03, P=0.806) nor under current local resources (endovascular therapy was favored by 69.1% of female and 76.9% of male physicians, adjusted OR 1.03, P=0.814).ConclusionEndovascular therapy decision making between male and female physicians did not differ under assumed ideal conditions or under current local resources.
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