Endovascular versus Medical Management of Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Randomized Controlled Trials.

Acute basilar artery occlusion Acute stroke Meta-analysis Posterior circulation

Journal

Journal of stroke
ISSN: 2287-6391
Titre abrégé: J Stroke
Pays: Korea (South)
ID NLM: 101602023

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jan 2023
Historique:
received: 29 11 2022
accepted: 06 01 2023
entrez: 6 2 2023
pubmed: 7 2 2023
medline: 7 2 2023
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

The optimal management of patients with acute basilar artery occlusion (BAO) is uncertain. We aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) compared to medical management (MM) for acute BAO through a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs of patients with acute BAO. We analyzed the pooled effect of EVT compared to MM on the primary outcome (modified Rankin Scale [mRS] of 0-3 at 3 months), secondary outcome (mRS 0-2 at 3 months), symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH), and 3-month mortality rates. For each study, effect sizes were computed as odds ratios (ORs) with random effects and Mantel-Haenszel weighting. Four RCTs met inclusion criteria including 988 patients. There were higher odds of mRS of 0-3 at 90 days in the EVT versus MM group (45.1% vs. 29.1%, OR 1.99, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.04-3.80; P=0.04). Patients receiving EVT had a higher sICH compared to MM (5.4% vs. 0.8%, OR 7.89, 95% CI 4.10-15.19; P<0.01). Mortality was lower in the EVT group (35.5% vs. 45.1%, OR 0.64, 95% CI 0.42-0.99; P=0.05). In an analysis of two trials with BAO patients and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) <10, there was no difference in 90-day outcomes between EVT versus MM. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, EVT was associated with favorable outcome and decreased mortality in patients with BAO up to 24 hours from stroke symptoms compared to MM. The treatment effect in BAO patients with NIHSS <10 was less certain. Further studies are of interest to evaluate the efficacy of EVT in basilar occlusion patients with milder symptoms.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OBJECTIVE
The optimal management of patients with acute basilar artery occlusion (BAO) is uncertain. We aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) compared to medical management (MM) for acute BAO through a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
METHODS METHODS
We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs of patients with acute BAO. We analyzed the pooled effect of EVT compared to MM on the primary outcome (modified Rankin Scale [mRS] of 0-3 at 3 months), secondary outcome (mRS 0-2 at 3 months), symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH), and 3-month mortality rates. For each study, effect sizes were computed as odds ratios (ORs) with random effects and Mantel-Haenszel weighting.
RESULTS RESULTS
Four RCTs met inclusion criteria including 988 patients. There were higher odds of mRS of 0-3 at 90 days in the EVT versus MM group (45.1% vs. 29.1%, OR 1.99, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.04-3.80; P=0.04). Patients receiving EVT had a higher sICH compared to MM (5.4% vs. 0.8%, OR 7.89, 95% CI 4.10-15.19; P<0.01). Mortality was lower in the EVT group (35.5% vs. 45.1%, OR 0.64, 95% CI 0.42-0.99; P=0.05). In an analysis of two trials with BAO patients and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) <10, there was no difference in 90-day outcomes between EVT versus MM.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
In this systematic review and meta-analysis, EVT was associated with favorable outcome and decreased mortality in patients with BAO up to 24 hours from stroke symptoms compared to MM. The treatment effect in BAO patients with NIHSS <10 was less certain. Further studies are of interest to evaluate the efficacy of EVT in basilar occlusion patients with milder symptoms.

Identifiants

pubmed: 36746382
pii: jos.2022.03755
doi: 10.5853/jos.2022.03755
pmc: PMC9911851
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Pagination

81-91

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Auteurs

Mohamad Abdalkader (M)

Departments of Radiology and Neurology, Boston Medical Center, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.

Stephanos Finitsis (S)

Department of Radiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Chuanhui Li (C)

Stroke Center and Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.

Wei Hu (W)

Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.

Xinfeng Liu (X)

Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.

Xunming Ji (X)

Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.

Xiaochuan Huo (X)

Interventional Neuroradiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China.

Fana Alemseged (F)

Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VC, Australia.

Zhongming Qiu (Z)

Department of Neurology, The 903rd Hospital of The Chinese People's Liberation Army, Hangzhou, China.

Daniel Strbian (D)

Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.

Volker Puetz (V)

Neurology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Dresden Neurovascular Center, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.

James E Siegler (JE)

Cooper Neurological Institute, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ, USA.

Shadi Yaghi (S)

Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.

Kaiz Asif (K)

Amita Health and University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.

Piers Klein (P)

Departments of Radiology and Neurology, Boston Medical Center, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.

Yuyou Zhu (Y)

Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.

Bruce C V Campbell (BCV)

Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VC, Australia.

Hui-Sheng Chen (HS)

Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Northern Theatre Command, Shenyang, China.

Simon Nagel (S)

Neurology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Neurology, Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Georgios Tsivgoulis (G)

Department of Neurology, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

Zhongrong Miao (Z)

Interventional Neuroradiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China.

Raul G Nogueira (RG)

Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Tudor G Jovin (TG)

Cooper Neurological Institute, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ, USA.

Wouter J Schonewille (WJ)

Department of Neurology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands.

Thanh N Nguyen (TN)

Departments of Radiology and Neurology, Boston Medical Center, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Departments of Radiology and Neurology, Boston Medical Center, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.

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