Achievable aspiration flow rates with large balloon guide catheters during carotid artery stenting.

Balloon catheter Blood flow Stent Stroke

Journal

CVIR endovascular
ISSN: 2520-8934
Titre abrégé: CVIR Endovasc
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101738484

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
10 Sep 2020
Historique:
received: 29 03 2020
accepted: 23 06 2020
entrez: 10 9 2020
pubmed: 11 9 2020
medline: 11 9 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Emergency carotid artery stenting (CAS) is a frequent endovascular procedure, especially in combination with intracranial thrombectomy. Balloon guide catheters are frequently used in these procedures. Our aim was to determine if mechanical aspiration through the working lumen of a balloon occlusion catheter during the steps of a carotid stenting procedure achieve flow rates that may lead to internal carotid artery (ICA) flow reversal which consecutively may prevent distal embolism. Aspiration experiments were conducted using a commercially available aspiration pump. Aspiration flow rates/min with 6 different types of carotid stents inserted into a balloon guide catheter were measured. Measurements were repeated three times with increasing pressure in the phantom. To determine if the achieved aspiration flow rates were similar to physiologic values, flow rates in the ICA and external carotid artery (ECA) in 10 healthy volunteers were measured using 4D-flow MRI. Aspiration flow rates ranged from 25 to 82 mL/min depending on the stent model. The pressure in the phantom had a significant influence on the aspiration volume. Mean blood flow volumes in volunteers were 210 mL/min in the ICA and 101 mL/min in the ECA. Based on the results of this study, flow reversal in the ICA during common carotid artery occlusion is most likely achieved with the smallest diameter stent sheath and the stent model with the shortest outer stent sheath maximum diameter. This implies that embolic protection during emergency CAS through aspiration is most effective with these models.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Emergency carotid artery stenting (CAS) is a frequent endovascular procedure, especially in combination with intracranial thrombectomy. Balloon guide catheters are frequently used in these procedures. Our aim was to determine if mechanical aspiration through the working lumen of a balloon occlusion catheter during the steps of a carotid stenting procedure achieve flow rates that may lead to internal carotid artery (ICA) flow reversal which consecutively may prevent distal embolism.
METHODS METHODS
Aspiration experiments were conducted using a commercially available aspiration pump. Aspiration flow rates/min with 6 different types of carotid stents inserted into a balloon guide catheter were measured. Measurements were repeated three times with increasing pressure in the phantom. To determine if the achieved aspiration flow rates were similar to physiologic values, flow rates in the ICA and external carotid artery (ECA) in 10 healthy volunteers were measured using 4D-flow MRI.
RESULTS RESULTS
Aspiration flow rates ranged from 25 to 82 mL/min depending on the stent model. The pressure in the phantom had a significant influence on the aspiration volume. Mean blood flow volumes in volunteers were 210 mL/min in the ICA and 101 mL/min in the ECA.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
Based on the results of this study, flow reversal in the ICA during common carotid artery occlusion is most likely achieved with the smallest diameter stent sheath and the stent model with the shortest outer stent sheath maximum diameter. This implies that embolic protection during emergency CAS through aspiration is most effective with these models.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32910271
doi: 10.1186/s42155-020-00134-1
pii: 10.1186/s42155-020-00134-1
pmc: PMC7483693
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

65

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Auteurs

Tilman Schubert (T)

Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. tilman.schubert@usz.ch.
Department of Neuroradiology, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland. tilman.schubert@usz.ch.

Leonardo Rivera-Rivera (L)

Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.

Alejandro Roldan-Alzate (A)

Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.

Daniel Consigny (D)

Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.

Lorenz Leitner (L)

Department of Neuro-Urology, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.

Charles Strother (C)

Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.

Beverly Aagaard-Kienitz (B)

Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.

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