Etiologic and prognostic value of external carotid artery thrombus detection during endovascular therapy for anterior circulation proximal occlusions.
etiology
external carotid artery
ischemic stroke
mechanical thrombectomy
outcome
Journal
European journal of neurology
ISSN: 1468-1331
Titre abrégé: Eur J Neurol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9506311
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2023
02 2023
Historique:
revised:
23
10
2022
received:
17
08
2022
accepted:
25
10
2022
pubmed:
4
11
2022
medline:
7
1
2023
entrez:
3
11
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
An early understanding of stroke mechanism may improve treatment and outcome in patients presenting with large vessel occlusion stroke (LVOS) treated with mechanical thrombectomy (MT). We aimed to investigate whether spontaneous external carotid artery (ECA) embolism detection during MT is associated with stroke etiology and clinical outcome. We retrospectively reviewed our prospectively maintained institutional database including consecutive patients with anterior circulation LVOS treated with MT between January 2015 and August 2020. An ECA embolus was detected in 68 of 1298 patients (5.2%). The kappa coefficient for interobserver agreement was 0.89 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.82-0.95). ECA embolism was significantly associated with intracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusion (p < 0.001), cardioembolic etiology (p < 0.001) and a lower clot burden score (p < 0.001). Day-1 variation of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score (adjusted odds ratio [OR] -2.7, 95% CI -4.9 to 0.3; p = 0.021) and delta Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score (adjusted OR 0.9, 95% CI 0.2 to 1.5; p = 0.004) were worse among patients with ECA emboli. There was no significant difference in 90-day functional outcome between groups (adjusted OR 0.8, 95% CI 0.42 to 1.52; p = 0.50). In patients with anterior circulation LVOS treated with MT, ECA embolism was significantly associated with cardioembolic etiology, high thrombus burden and proximal intracranial ICA occlusions. This underexplored angiographic pattern might provide a valuable etiologic clue to the underlying cause of anterior circulation LVOS and may also help determine the appropriate revascularization strategy.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
An early understanding of stroke mechanism may improve treatment and outcome in patients presenting with large vessel occlusion stroke (LVOS) treated with mechanical thrombectomy (MT). We aimed to investigate whether spontaneous external carotid artery (ECA) embolism detection during MT is associated with stroke etiology and clinical outcome.
METHODS
We retrospectively reviewed our prospectively maintained institutional database including consecutive patients with anterior circulation LVOS treated with MT between January 2015 and August 2020.
RESULTS
An ECA embolus was detected in 68 of 1298 patients (5.2%). The kappa coefficient for interobserver agreement was 0.89 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.82-0.95). ECA embolism was significantly associated with intracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusion (p < 0.001), cardioembolic etiology (p < 0.001) and a lower clot burden score (p < 0.001). Day-1 variation of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score (adjusted odds ratio [OR] -2.7, 95% CI -4.9 to 0.3; p = 0.021) and delta Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score (adjusted OR 0.9, 95% CI 0.2 to 1.5; p = 0.004) were worse among patients with ECA emboli. There was no significant difference in 90-day functional outcome between groups (adjusted OR 0.8, 95% CI 0.42 to 1.52; p = 0.50).
CONCLUSION
In patients with anterior circulation LVOS treated with MT, ECA embolism was significantly associated with cardioembolic etiology, high thrombus burden and proximal intracranial ICA occlusions. This underexplored angiographic pattern might provide a valuable etiologic clue to the underlying cause of anterior circulation LVOS and may also help determine the appropriate revascularization strategy.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36325682
doi: 10.1111/ene.15623
pmc: PMC10100328
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
380-388Informations de copyright
© 2022 The Authors. European Journal of Neurology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of European Academy of Neurology.
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