scholarly journals Letter by Urra and Amaro Regarding Article, “HbA1c (Glycated Hemoglobin) Levels and Clinical Outcome Post-Mechanical Thrombectomy in Patients With Large Vessel Occlusion”

Stroke ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xabier Urra ◽  
Sergio Amaro
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Outcome ◽  
Mechanical Thrombectomy ◽  
Glycated Hemoglobin ◽  
Large Vessel ◽  
Large Vessel Occlusion ◽  
Vessel Occlusion

scholarly journals HbA1c (Glycated Hemoglobin) Levels and Clinical Outcome Post-Mechanical Thrombectomy in Patients With Large Vessel Occlusion

Stroke ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kang-Ho Choi ◽  
Ja-Hae Kim ◽  
Kyung-Wook Kang ◽  
Joon-Tae Kim ◽  
Seong-Min Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Outcome ◽  
Mechanical Thrombectomy ◽  
Glycated Hemoglobin ◽  
Large Vessel ◽  
Large Vessel Occlusion ◽  
Vessel Occlusion

Tandem stents thrombectomy as a rescue treatment for refractory large vessel occlusions

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-38
Author(s):  
Haowen Xu ◽  
Shanling Peng ◽  
Tao Quan ◽  
Yongjie Yuan ◽  
Zibo Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Outcome ◽  
Internal Carotid ◽  
Mechanical Thrombectomy ◽  
National Institutes Of Health ◽  
Large Vessel ◽  
Large Vessel Occlusion ◽  
Good Clinical Outcome ◽  
Vessel Occlusion ◽  
Nihss Score ◽  
Rescue Treatment

BackgroundMechanical thrombectomy with a stent retriever (SR) and/or aspiration is the 'gold standard' for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion (LVO). However, sometimes clots may not be retrievable with a single SR alone or combined with aspiration.ObjectiveTo assess the safety and efficacy of a novel tandem stents thrombectomy (TST) technique as a rescue treatment for acute LVO that is refractory to conventional attempts.MethodsAll patients treated with the TST technique as rescue treatment after failure of conventional attempts were retrospectively reviewed. The postprocedural angiographic and clinical outcome, including modified Thrombolysis in Cerebral infarction (mTICI) grade, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score, and modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score, was assessed.ResultsNine patients (mean age, 65.2 years; median NIHSS score 18) with middle cerebral artery M1 segment (n=6) and terminal internal carotid artery (n=3) occlusions were included in the study. The TST technique was performed as a rescue treatment after unsuccessful stent thrombectomy alone (four cases) and stent thrombectomy plus aspiration (five cases). Successful recanalization (mTICI 2b/3) was achieved in all patients. No procedure-related complications occurred except reversible vasospasms were observed in three patients and one patient developed hemorrhage transformation after the procedure, but was asymptomatic. Three patients had good clinical outcome (mRS score 0–2 at 90 days). Two patients (22.2%) died.ConclusionsThe TST technique seems to be a safe and effective rescue treatment for acute LVO that is refractory to conventional attempts.

scholarly journals Mechanical Thrombectomy in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke and Concomitant Intracranial Hemorrhage

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes M. Weller ◽  
Julius N. Meissner ◽  
Sebastian Stösser ◽  
Franziska Dorn ◽  
Gabor C. Petzold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Clinical Outcome ◽  
Acute Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Intracranial Hemorrhage ◽  
Mechanical Thrombectomy ◽  
Intravenous Thrombolysis ◽  
Large Vessel ◽  
Large Vessel Occlusion ◽  
Good Clinical Outcome ◽  
Vessel Occlusion

Abstract Purpose Intravenous thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy (MT) are standard of care in patients with acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion. Data on MT in patients with intracranial hemorrhage prior to intervention is limited to anecdotal reports, as these patients were excluded from thrombectomy trials. Methods We analyzed patients from an observational multicenter cohort with acute ischemic stroke and endovascular treatment, the German Stroke Registry—Endovascular Treatment trial, with intracranial hemorrhage before MT. Baseline characteristics, procedural parameters and functional outcome at 90 days were analyzed and compared to a propensity score matched cohort. Results Out of 6635 patients, we identified 32 patients (0.5%) with acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion and preinterventional intracranial hemorrhage who underwent MT. Risk factors of intracranial hemorrhage were head trauma, oral anticoagulation and intravenous thrombolysis. Overall mortality was high (50%) but among patients with a premorbid modified Rankin scale (mRS) of 0–2 (n = 15), good clinical outcome (mRS 0–2) at 90 days was achieved in 40% of patients. Periprocedural and outcome results did not differ between patients with and without preinterventional intracranial hemorrhage. Conclusion Preinterventional intracranial hemorrhage in acute ischemic stroke patients with large vessel occlusion is rare. The use of MT is technically feasible and a substantial number of patients achieve good clinical outcome, indicating that MT should not be withheld in patients with preinterventional intracranial hemorrhage.

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