Mechanical thrombectomy versus systemic thrombolysis in MCA stroke: a distance to thrombus-based outcome analysis

Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery
Donald LobsienBenjamin Friedrich

Abstract

Acute ischemic stroke due to occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) has a poor outcome. The distance to thrombus (DT) from the carotid T can predict the outcome after intravenous thrombolysis (IVT). With a DT <16 mm, fewer than 50% of patients treated with IVT have a favorable outcome. To compare stent retriever-based endovascular mechanical thrombectomy (MT) plus additional IVT (IVT-MT) with IVT alone. Patients with MCA occlusion proved by CT angiography with a DT <16 mm, treated with either IVT alone or with stent retriever-based endovascular IVT-MT, were included in this study. Changes in National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), the 7-day NIHSS, and the 90-day modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores were analyzed by treatment modality. Of 621 patients, 87 fulfilled all inclusion criteria. Fifty-nine patients were treated with IVT and 28 with IVT-MT. Although patients treated with IVT-MT had had significantly more severe strokes than those treated with IVT alone (initial NIHSS 16 (7-18) vs 14 (5-22); p=0.032), both the short- and long-term outcomes were significantly better in this patient group (NIHSS improvement on day 7: 10.9±6.3 vs 6.7±6.7; p=0.008/90-day mRS: 2 (0.75-2.5) vs 4 (2-6); p=0.003). In patients wi...Continue Reading

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Oct 28, 2017·Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology·Benjamin FriedrichJohannes Kaesmacher
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