RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Benefit from mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke with fast and slow progression
JF Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery
JO J NeuroIntervent Surg
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
SP 132
OP 135
DO 10.1136/neurintsurg-2019-015064
VO 12
IS 2
A1 Arturo Renú Jornet
A1 Xabier Urra
A1 Carlos Laredo
A1 Carmen Montejo
A1 Salvatore Rudilosso
A1 Laura Llull
A1 Jordi Blasco
A1 Sergio Amaro
A1 Ramón Torne
A1 Victor Obach
A1 Juan Macho
A1 Angel Chamorro
YR 2020
UL http://jnis.bmj.com/content/12/2/132.abstract
AB Objective The rate of progression of the ischemic lesion is variable in patients with stroke. We tested the hypothesis that the tissue saving effect of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is greater in fast progressors.Methods A single-center cohort of consecutive patients (n=242) with occlusions of the terminal internal carotid or M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery treated with MT (n=195) or best medical treatment (n=47), known time from onset, and full imaging (baseline CT perfusion and follow-up MRI) available was studied. The estimated infarct progression rate (eIPR) was calculated at baseline and patients were categorized as fast/slow progressors according to the median eIPR of 4.8 mL/hour. The primary outcome measure was the interaction between eIPR category and MT on infarct growth. The secondary outcomes assessed the effect of MT on final infarct volume and functional status in relation to the eIPR category. The safety outcomes were mortality and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage.Results The eIPR category had a modifying effect (Pi=0.017) of MT on infarct growth that was significantly reduced with MT only in fast progressors (median (IQR) 3.8 mL (−11–55) vs 41 mL (11–107) with medical treatment; p=0.009, adjusted p=0.045). There was also a significant interaction on final infarct volume (Pi=0.005), with a greater reduction after MT in fast progressors. The functional status improved with MT both in fast and slow progressors, with no significant modifying effect of eIPR category (Pi=0.201). There were also no significant interactions on safety outcomes.Conclusion MT in stroke patients with large vessel occlusion limits infarct growth more significantly in fast progressors.