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Mujanovic A, Kurmann CC, Serrallach BL, Dobrocky T, Meinel TR, Windecker D, Grunder L, Beyeler M, Seiffge DJ, Pilgram-Pastor S, Arnold M, Piechowiak EI, Gralla J, Fischer U, Kaesmacher J. Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis is Associated with Delayed Reperfusion of Remaining Vessel Occlusions following Incomplete Thrombectomy. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2023; 44:1050-1056. [PMID: 37500281 PMCID: PMC10494949 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a7943] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Intra-arterial thrombolytics may be used to treat distal vessel occlusions, which cause incomplete reperfusion following mechanical thrombectomy. Because immediate reperfusion after intra-arterial thrombolytics occurs rarely, the aim of this study was to assess the delayed effect of intra-arterial thrombolytics using follow-up perfusion imaging. MATERIALS AND METHODS We included patients from a prospective stroke registry (February 2015 to September 2022) who had undergone mechanical thrombectomy and had incomplete reperfusion (expanded TICI 2a-2c) and available 24 hour perfusion imaging. Perfusion imaging was rated as delayed reperfusion if time-sensitive perfusion maps did not show wedge-shaped delays suggestive of persisting occlusions corresponding to the post-mechanical thrombectomy angiographic deficit. Patients treated with intra-arterial thrombolytics were compared with controls using multivariable logistic regression and inverse probability of treatment weighting matching for baseline differences and factors associated with delayed reperfusion. RESULTS The median age of the final study population (n = 459) was 74 years (interquartile range, 63-81 years), and delayed reperfusion occurred in 61% of cases. Patients treated with additional intra-arterial thrombolytics (n = 40) were younger and had worse expanded TICI scores. After matching was performed, intra-arterial thrombolytics was associated with higher rates of delayed reperfusion (adjusted OR = 2.7; 95% CI, 1.1-6.4) and lower rates of new infarction in the residually hypoperfused territory after mechanical thrombectomy (adjusted OR = 0.3; 95% CI, 0.1-0.7). No difference was found in the rates of functional independence (90-day mRS, 0-2; adjusted OR = 1.4; 95% CI, 0.4-4.1). CONCLUSIONS Rescue intra-arterial thrombolytics is associated with delayed reperfusion of remaining vessel occlusions following incomplete mechanical thrombectomy. The value of intra-arterial thrombolytics as a potential therapy for incomplete reperfusions after mechanical thrombectomy should be assessed in the setting of randomized controlled trials.
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Affiliation(s)
- A Mujanovic
- From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (A.M., C.C.K., B.L.S., T.D., D.W., L.G., S.P.-P., E.I.P., J.G., J.K.), University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (A.M., C.C.K., B.L.S., T.D., D.W., L.G., S.P.-P., E.I.P., J.G., J.K.), University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology (C.C.K.), University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
| | - B L Serrallach
- From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (A.M., C.C.K., B.L.S., T.D., D.W., L.G., S.P.-P., E.I.P., J.G., J.K.), University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
| | - T Dobrocky
- From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (A.M., C.C.K., B.L.S., T.D., D.W., L.G., S.P.-P., E.I.P., J.G., J.K.), University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
| | - T R Meinel
- Department of Neurology (T.R.M., M.B., D.J.S., M.A., U.F.), University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
| | - D Windecker
- From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (A.M., C.C.K., B.L.S., T.D., D.W., L.G., S.P.-P., E.I.P., J.G., J.K.), University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
| | - L Grunder
- From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (A.M., C.C.K., B.L.S., T.D., D.W., L.G., S.P.-P., E.I.P., J.G., J.K.), University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
| | - M Beyeler
- Department of Neurology (T.R.M., M.B., D.J.S., M.A., U.F.), University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
| | - D J Seiffge
- Department of Neurology (T.R.M., M.B., D.J.S., M.A., U.F.), University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
| | - S Pilgram-Pastor
- From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (A.M., C.C.K., B.L.S., T.D., D.W., L.G., S.P.-P., E.I.P., J.G., J.K.), University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
| | - M Arnold
- Department of Neurology (T.R.M., M.B., D.J.S., M.A., U.F.), University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
| | - E I Piechowiak
- From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (A.M., C.C.K., B.L.S., T.D., D.W., L.G., S.P.-P., E.I.P., J.G., J.K.), University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
| | - J Gralla
- From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (A.M., C.C.K., B.L.S., T.D., D.W., L.G., S.P.-P., E.I.P., J.G., J.K.), University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
| | - U Fischer
- Department of Neurology (T.R.M., M.B., D.J.S., M.A., U.F.), University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Neurology (U.F.), University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
| | - J Kaesmacher
- From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (A.M., C.C.K., B.L.S., T.D., D.W., L.G., S.P.-P., E.I.P., J.G., J.K.), University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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