TY - JOUR T1 - Endovascular transmural access to carotid artery perivascular tissues: safety assessment of a novel technique JF - Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery JO - J NeuroIntervent Surg DO - 10.1136/jnis-2022-019583 SP - jnis-2022-019583 AU - Wi Jin Kim AU - Hasitha Milan Samarage AU - David Zarrin AU - Keshav Goel AU - Anthony C Wang AU - Jeremiah Johnson AU - Kambiz Nael AU - Geoffrey P Colby Y1 - 2022/11/01 UR - http://jnis.bmj.com/content/early/2022/11/01/jnis-2022-019583.abstract N2 - Background Recent advances in endovascular devices have allowed access and targeting of perivascular tissues of the peripheral circulation. The perivascular tissues of the cervical and cranial circulations have many important structures of clinical significance, yet the feasibility and safety of such an approach has not been demonstrated.Objective To evaluate the safety of a novel endovascular transmural approach to target the perivascular tissues of the common carotid artery in swine.Methods A micro-infusion device was positioned in the carotid arteries of three Yorkshire pigs (six carotid arteries in total), and each carotid artery was punctured 10 times in the same location to gain access to the perivascular tissues. Digital subtraction angiography was used to evaluate vessel injury or contrast extravasation. MRI and MR angiography were used to evaluate evidence of cerebral ischemia or vessel injury. Post-mortem tissue analysis was performed to assess the level of extravascular hematoma and intravascular dissection.Results None of the tested carotid arteries showed evidence of vessel injury (dissection or perforation) or intravascular thrombosis. MRI performed after repeated puncture was negative for neck hematoma and brain ischemia. Post-mortem tissue analysis of the carotid arteries showed mild adventitial staining with blood, but without associated hematoma and without vessel dissection.Conclusion Repeated puncture of the carotid artery to gain access to the perivascular tissues using a novel endovascular transmural approach is safe in a swine model. This represents a novel approach to various tissues in close proximity to the cervical and cranial vasculature.Data sharing not applicable as no datasets generated and/or analysed for this study. All data relevant to the study are included in the article or uploaded as supplementary information. ER -