Table 3

Hemorrhagic complications within aspirin/prasugrel treatment group

Patient NoDecade of lifeGenderProcedurePre-procedural antiplatelet therapyPost-procedural antiplatelet therapyComplications
14thFStent assisted coiling of basilar apex AnxASA 325 mg PO daily; prasugel 60 mg PO loadASA 325 mg PO daily; prasugrel 10 mg PO dailyBasilar artery perforation, SAH, IVH, hydrocephalus
26thMPED treatment of right ICA AnxASA 325 mg PO daily; prasugrel 60 mg PO loadASA 325 mg PO daily; prasugrel 10 mg PO dailyRight cervical ICA perforation with neck hematoma; spontaneous flank, groin and scrotal hematomas
38thFPED treatment of left cavernous carotid artery AnxASA 325 mg PO daily; prasugrel 60 mg PO loadPrasugrel 10 mg PO dailyLeft frontal IPH; upper GI bleed requiring blood transfusion
46thFCoiling of left superior cerebellar artery AnxASA 325 mg PO daily; prasugrel 60 mg PO loadASA 81 mg PO daily; clopidogrel 75 mg PO daily; prasugrel 10 mg PO PPD 1–2Right cerebellar IPH
55thMBalloon angioplasty and stenting of right ICA stenosisASA 325 mg PO daily; prasugrel 60 mg PO loadASA 325 mg PO daily; prasugrel 10 mg PO dailyEpistaxis requiring nasal packing
66thMBalloon angioplasty and stenting of right ICA stenosisASA 325 mg PO daily; prasugrel 60 mg PO loadASA 325 mg PO daily; prasugrel 10 mg PO dailyEpistaxis requiring nasal packing and blood transfusion
  • Anx, aneurysm; ASA, acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin); ICA, internal carotid artery; IPH, intraparenchymal hemorrhage; IVH, intraventricular hemorrhage; PED, pipeline embolization device; PO, orally; PPD, post-procedure day; SAH, subarachnoid hemorrhage.