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Roussopoulou A, Tsivgoulis G, Krogias C, Lazaris A, Moulakakis K, Georgiadis GS, Mikulik R, Kakisis JD, Zompola C, Faissner S, Chondrogianni M, Liantinioti C, Hummel T, Safouris A, Matsota P, Voumvourakis K, Lazarides M, Geroulakos G, Vasdekis SN. Safety of urgent endarterectomy in acute non-disabling stroke patients with symptomatic carotid artery stenosis: an international multicenter study. Eur J Neurol 2018; 26:673-679. [PMID: 30472766 DOI: 10.1111/ene.13876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE International recommendations advocate that carotid endarterectomy (CEA) should be performed within 2 weeks from the index event in symptomatic carotid artery stenosis (sCAS) patients. However, there are controversial data regarding the safety of CEA performed during the first 2 days of ictus. The aim of this international, multicenter study was to prospectively evaluate the safety of urgent (0-2 days) in comparison to early (3-14 days) CEA in patients with sCAS. METHODS Consecutive patients with non-disabling (modified Rankin Scale scores ≤2) acute ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack due to sCAS (≥70%) underwent urgent or early CEA at five tertiary-care stroke centers during a 6-year period. The primary outcome events included stroke, myocardial infarction or death during the 30-day follow-up period. RESULTS A total of 311 patients with sCAS underwent urgent (n = 63) or early (n = 248) CEA. The two groups did not differ in baseline characteristics with the exception of crescendo transient ischaemic attacks (21% in urgent vs. 7% in early CEA; P = 0.001). The 30-day rates of stroke did not differ (P = 0.333) between patients with urgent (7.9%; 95% confidence interval 3.1%-17.7%) and early (4.4%; 95% confidence interval 2.4%-7.9%) CEA. The mortality and myocardial infarction rates were similar between the two groups. The median length of hospitalization was shorter in urgent CEA [6 days (interquartile range 4-6) vs. 10 days (interquartile range 7-14); P < 0.001]. CONCLUSIONS Our findings highlight that urgent CEA performed within 2 days from the index event is related to a non-significant increase in the risk of peri-procedural stroke. The safety of urgent CEA requires further evaluation in larger datasets.
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- A Roussopoulou
- Second Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, 'Attikon' Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, 'Attikon' Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, St Josef-Hospital, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, School of Medicine, 'Attikon' Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, School of Medicine, 'Attikon' Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, St Anne's University Hospital in Brno and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, School of Medicine, 'Attikon' Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, 'Attikon' Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, St Josef-Hospital, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
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- Second Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, 'Attikon' Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, 'Attikon' Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, St Josef-Hospital, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
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- Second Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, 'Attikon' Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.,Acute Stroke Unit, Metropolitan Hospital, Piraeus, Greece
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- Second Department of Anaesthesiology, School of Medicine, 'Attikon' Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, 'Attikon' Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, School of Medicine, 'Attikon' Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, School of Medicine, 'Attikon' Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Tsivgoulis G, Krogias C, Georgiadis GS, Mikulik R, Safouris A, Meves SH, Voumvourakis K, Haršány M, Staffa R, Papageorgiou SG, Katsanos AH, Lazaris A, Mumme A, Lazarides M, Vasdekis SN. Safety of early endarterectomy in patients with symptomatic carotid artery stenosis: an international multicenter study. Eur J Neurol 2014; 21:1251-7, e75-6. [DOI: 10.1111/ene.12461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2014] [Accepted: 04/07/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- G. Tsivgoulis
- Second Department of Neurology; ‘Attikon’ Hospital; University of Athens; School of Medicine; Athens Greece
- Department of Neurology; Democritus University of Thrace; School of Medicine; Alexandroupolis Greece
- International Clinical Research Center; St Anne's University Hospital in Brno; Brno Czech Republic
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- Department of Neurology; St Josef Hospital; Ruhr University; Bochum Germany
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- Department of Vascular Surgery; Democritus University of Thrace; School of Medicine; Alexandroupolis Greece
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- International Clinical Research Center; St Anne's University Hospital in Brno; Brno Czech Republic
- Department of Neurology; St Anne's University Hospital and Medical Faculty of Masaryk University; Brno Czech Republic
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- Stroke Unit; Department of Neurology; Brugmann University Hospital; Brussels Belgium
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- Department of Neurology; St Josef Hospital; Ruhr University; Bochum Germany
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- Second Department of Neurology; ‘Attikon’ Hospital; University of Athens; School of Medicine; Athens Greece
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- International Clinical Research Center; St Anne's University Hospital in Brno; Brno Czech Republic
- Department of Neurology; St Anne's University Hospital and Medical Faculty of Masaryk University; Brno Czech Republic
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- 2nd Department of Surgery; St Anne's University Hospital, and Faculty of Medicine; Masaryk University; Brno Czech Republic
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- Second Department of Neurology; ‘Attikon’ Hospital; University of Athens; School of Medicine; Athens Greece
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- Department of Neurology; University of Ioannina; School of Medicine; Ioannina Greece
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- Vascular Unit; 3rd Surgical Department; ‘Attikon’ Hospital; University of Athens; School of Medicine; Athens Greece
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- Department of Vascular Surgery; St Josef Hospital; Ruhr University; Bochum Germany
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- Department of Vascular Surgery; Democritus University of Thrace; School of Medicine; Alexandroupolis Greece
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- Vascular Unit; 3rd Surgical Department; ‘Attikon’ Hospital; University of Athens; School of Medicine; Athens Greece
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Stricker J, Safouris A, Divano L, Stadnik T, Bergmann P, Dachy B. [Frontal syndrome post cerebral malaria. Case report]. Rev Med Brux 2011; 32:473-476. [PMID: 22165525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Cerebral malaria is one of the most serious complications of Plasmodium falciparum infection, this protozoa of the Plasmodium family is the only known to induce cerebral malaria. This case is about a frontal lobe syndrome post cerebral malaria in a young man living in an endemic malaria area. This complication is rare and most common during childhood.
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- J Stricker
- Service de Neurologie, C.H.U. Brugmann, Bruxelles.
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