Table 1

Pre-procedure PRU and peri-procedural complications up to 4 weeks after PED placement

Peri-procedural complicationsSymptomatic thromboembolic events (%)DWI changes*Hemorrhagic complications (%)
All patients (n=74)5/74 (6.8%)29/57 (50.9%)1/74 (1.4%)
PRU <208 (n=35)0/35 (0%)14/26 (53.9%)1/35 (2.9%)
PRU >208 (n=39)5/39 (12.8%)15/31 (48.4%)0/39 (0%)
  • *DWI changes were assessed in 57 patients who had post-procedure MRI, including all patients with symptomatic strokes.

  • DWI, diffusion-weighted imaging; PED, Pipeline Embolization Device; PRU, P2Y12 reaction unit.