Association between clot composition and stroke origin in mechanical thrombectomy patients: analysis of the Stroke Thromboembolism Registry of Imaging and …

W Brinjikji, RG Nogueira, P Kvamme… - Journal of …, 2021 - jnis.bmj.com
Background We retrospectively evaluated the composition of retrieved clots from ischemic
stroke patients to study the association between histological composition and stroke etiology …

Functional and safety outcomes of carotid artery stenting and mechanical thrombectomy for large vessel occlusion ischemic stroke with tandem lesions

M Farooqui, OO Zaidat, AE Hassan… - JAMA network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Approximately 10% to 20% of large vessel occlusion (LVO) strokes involve
tandem lesions (TLs), defined as concomitant intracranial LVO and stenosis or occlusion of …

[HTML][HTML] Benchmarking the extent and speed of reperfusion: first pass TICI 2c-3 is a preferred endovascular reperfusion endpoint

AJ Yoo, J Soomro, T Andersson, JL Saver… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background and Purpose: End-of-procedure substantial reperfusion [modified Treatment in
Cerebral Ischemia (mTICI) 2b-3], the leading endpoint for thrombectomy studies, has several …

Histological evaluation of acute ischemic stroke thrombi may indicate the occurrence of vessel wall injury during mechanical thrombectomy

OM Mereuta, M Abbasi, S Fitzgerald, D Dai… - Journal of …, 2022 - jnis.bmj.com
Background Several animal studies have demonstrated that mechanical thrombectomy (MT)
for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) may cause vessel wall injury (VWI). However, the histological …

Safety and feasibility of argatroban, recombinant tissue plasminogen activator, and intra-arterial therapy in stroke (ARTSS-IA Study)

K Berekashvili, J Soomro, L Shen, V Misra… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background A randomized trial of concurrent recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator
(r-tPA)+ thrombin-inhibition with Argatroban in stroke patients recently demonstrated safety …

Quantification of clot spatial heterogeneity and its impact on thrombectomy

Y Liu, W Brinjikji, M Abbasi, D Dai, JLA Larco… - Journal of …, 2022 - jnis.bmj.com
Background Compositional and structural features of retrieved clots by thrombectomy can
provide insight into improving the endovascular treatment of ischemic stroke. Currently …

The role of catheter angiography in the diagnosis of central nervous system vasculitis

RC Edgell, AE Sarhan, J Soomro, C Einertson… - Interventional …, 2016 - karger.com
Background: Central nervous system vasculitis (CNSV) is a rare disorder, the
pathophysiology of which is not fully understood. It involves a combination of inflammation …

Predictors of acute neurological worsening after endovascular thrombectomy

J Soomro, L Zhu, SI Savitz, A Sarraj - Interventional Neurology, 2020 - karger.com
Background: Successful reperfusion after endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) correlates with
good outcome. However, radiographic reperfusion does not always translate into good …

Per pass analysis of thrombus composition retrieved by mechanical thrombectomy

M Abbasi, P Kvamme, KF Layton… - Interventional …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background and aim Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for large vessel occlusion often
requires multiple passes to retrieve the entire thrombus load. In this multi-institutional study …

Histological composition of retrieved emboli in acute ischemic stroke is independent of pre-thrombectomy alteplase use

W Brinjikji, M Abbasi, OM Mereuta, S Fitzgerald… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background and purpose Given recent evidence suggesting the clot composition may be
associated with revascularization outcomes and stroke etiology, clot composition research …