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  • 1
    In: Clinical Neuroradiology, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 31, No. 3 ( 2021-09), p. 745-752
    Abstract: To determine reasons for failed recanalization in mechanical thrombectomy (MT) of the posterior circulation. Methods Retrospective single center analysis of reasons for MT failure in the posterior circulation. Failed MTs were categorized according to the reason for procedure failure in failed vascular access, failed passage of the target vessel occlusion and MT failure after passing the occluded target vessel. Patient characteristics were compared between failed and successful MT. Results Patients with failed MT (30/218 patients, 13.8%) were categorized into futile vascular access (13/30, 43.3%), abortive passage of the target vessel occlusion (6/30, 20.0%) and MT failure after passing the vessel occlusion (11/30, 36.7%). In 188/218 (86.2%) successful MTs alternative vascular access, local intra-arterial (i.a.) thrombolysis and emergency stent-assisted PTA prevented 65 MT failures. Patients with failed MT showed a higher NIHSS at discharge, a higher pc-ASPECTS in follow-up imaging, a higher mRS 90 days after stroke onset and a high mortality rate of 77.0% (mRS at 90 days, median (IQR): 6 (6–6) vs. 4 (2–6) for successful MT, p -value  〈  0.001). Co-morbidities and stroke etiology were not different compared to sufficient recanalization with atherosclerotic disease as the leading stroke etiology in both groups. Conclusion Failure of MT in posterior circulation ischemic stroke patients is associated with a high mortality rate. Reasons for MT failure are diverse with futile vascular access and MT failure after passing the vessel occlusion as the leading causes. Alternative vascular access, local i.a. thrombolysis and stent-assisted PTA can prevent MT failure.
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    ISSN: 1869-1439 , 1869-1447
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    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2021
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    In:  Clinical Neuroradiology Vol. 30, No. 2 ( 2020-6), p. 339-343
    In: Clinical Neuroradiology, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 30, No. 2 ( 2020-6), p. 339-343
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    ISSN: 1869-1439 , 1869-1447
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    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2020
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    In: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery, BMJ
    Abstract: We studied the effects of endovascular treatment (EVT) and the impact of the extent of recanalization on cerebral perfusion and oxygenation parameters in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and large vessel occlusion (LVO). Methods Forty-seven patients with anterior LVO underwent computed tomography perfusion (CTP) before and immediately after EVT. The entire ischemic region (T max 〉 6 s) was segmented before intervention, and tissue perfusion (time-to-maximum (T max ), time-to-peak (TTP), mean transit time (MTT), cerebral blood volume (CBV), cerebral blood flow (CBF)) and oxygenation (coefficient of variation (COV), capillary transit time heterogeneity (CTH), metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO 2 ), oxygen extraction fraction (OEF)) parameters were quantified from the segmented area at baseline and the corresponding area immediately after intervention, as well as within the ischemic core and penumbra. The impact of the extent of recanalization (modified Treatment in Cerebral Infarction (mTICI)) on CTP parameters was assessed with the Wilcoxon test and Pearson’s correlation coefficients. Results The T max , MTT, OEF and CTH values immediately after EVT were lower in patients with complete (as compared with incomplete) recanalization, whereas CBF and COV values were higher (P 〈 0.05) and no differences were found in other parameters. The ischemic penumbra immediately after EVT was lower in patients with complete recanalization as compared with those with incomplete recanalization (P=0.002), whereas no difference was found for the ischemic core (P=0.12). Specifically, higher mTICI scores were associated with a greater reduction of ischemic penumbra volumes (R²=−0.48 (95% CI –0.67 to –0.22), P=0.001) but not of ischemic core volumes (P=0.098). Conclusions Our study demonstrates that the ischemic penumbra is the key target of successful EVT in patients with AIS and largely determines its efficacy on a tissue level. Furthermore, we confirm the validity of the mTICI score as a surrogate parameter of interventional success on a tissue perfusion level.
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    ISSN: 1759-8478 , 1759-8486
    Language: English
    Publisher: BMJ
    Publication Date: 2021
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    In: Neuroradiology, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 62, No. 12 ( 2020-12), p. 1701-1707
    Abstract: To determine the radiation exposure in endovascular stroke treatment (EST) of acute basilar artery occlusions (BAO) and compare it with radiation exposure of EST for embolic middle cerebral artery occlusions (MCAO). Methods In this retrospective analysis of an institutional review board−approved prospective stroke database of a comprehensive stroke center, we focused on radiation exposure (as per dose area product in Gy × cm 2 , median (IQR)), procedure time, and fluoroscopy time (in minutes, median [IQR]) in patients receiving EST for BAO. Patients who received EST for BAO were matched case by case with patients who received EST for MCAO according to number of thrombectomy attempts, target vessel reperfusion result, and thrombectomy technique. Results Overall 180 patients ( n  = 90 in each group) were included in this analysis. General anesthesia was conducted more often during EST of BAO (BAO: 75 (83.3%); MCAO: 18 (31.1%), p   〈  0.001). Procedure time (BAO: 31 (20–43); MCAO: 27 (18–38); p value 0.226) and fluoroscopy time (BAO: 29 (20–59); MCAO: 29 (17–49), p value 0.317) were comparable. Radiation exposure was significantly higher in patients receiving EST for BAO (BAO: 123.4 (78.7–204.2); MCAO: 94.3 (65.5–163.7), p value 0.046), which represents an increase by 23.7%. Conclusion Endovascular stroke treatment of basilar artery occlusions is associated with a higher radiation exposure compared with treatment of middle cerebral artery occlusions.
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    ISSN: 0028-3940 , 1432-1920
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    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2020
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    In: Stroke, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 51, No. 12 ( 2020-12), p. 3541-3551
    Abstract: This study assessed the predictive performance and relative importance of clinical, multimodal imaging, and angiographic characteristics for predicting the clinical outcome of endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke. Methods: A consecutive series of 246 patients with acute ischemic stroke and large vessel occlusion in the anterior circulation who underwent endovascular treatment between April 2014 and January 2018 was analyzed. Clinical, conventional imaging (electronic Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score, acute ischemic volume, site of vessel occlusion, and collateral score), and advanced imaging characteristics (CT-perfusion with quantification of ischemic penumbra and infarct core volumes) before treatment as well as angiographic (interval groin puncture-recanalization, modified Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction score) and postinterventional clinical (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score after 24 hours) and imaging characteristics (electronic Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score, final infarction volume after 18–36 hours) were assessed. The modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score at 90 days (mRS-90) was used to measure patient outcome (favorable outcome: mRS-90 ≤2 versus unfavorable outcome: mRS-90 〉 2). Machine-learning with gradient boosting classifiers was used to assess the performance and relative importance of the extracted characteristics for predicting mRS-90. Results: Baseline clinical and conventional imaging characteristics predicted mRS-90 with an area under the receiver operating characteristics curve of 0.740 (95% CI, 0.733–0.747) and an accuracy of 0.711 (95% CI, 0.705–0.717). Advanced imaging with CT-perfusion did not improved the predictive performance (area under the receiver operating characteristics curve, 0.747 [95% CI, 0.740–0.755]; accuracy, 0.720 [95% CI, 0.714–0.727] ; P =0.150). Further inclusion of angiographic and postinterventional characteristics significantly improved the predictive performance (area under the receiver operating characteristics curve, 0.856 [95% CI, 0.850–0.861]; accuracy, 0.804 [95% CI, 0.799–0.810] ; P 〈 0.001). The most important parameters for predicting mRS 90 were National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score after 24 hours (importance =100%), premorbid mRS score (importance =44%) and final infarction volume on postinterventional CT after 18 to 36 hours (importance =32%). Conclusions: Integrative assessment of clinical, multimodal imaging, and angiographic characteristics with machine-learning allowed to accurately predict the clinical outcome following endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke. Thereby, premorbid mRS was the most important clinical predictor for mRS-90, and the final infarction volume was the most important imaging predictor, while the extent of hemodynamic impairment on CT-perfusion before treatment had limited importance.
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    ISSN: 0039-2499 , 1524-4628
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    Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
    Publication Date: 2020
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    In: The Neuroradiology Journal, SAGE Publications, Vol. 33, No. 4 ( 2020-08), p. 286-291
    Abstract: This study aimed to compare radiation exposure (RE) in patients receiving mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for large-vessel occlusions in the anterior circulation using direct thrombo-aspiration (DT) versus stent-retriever thrombectomy under continuous distal aspiration (STA). Methods This was a retrospective single-centre analysis of an Institutional Review Board−approved stroke database of a comprehensive stroke centre focusing on RE per dose area product, procedure time (PT) and fluoroscopy time (FT) in patients receiving MT. Patients who received MT with DT were matched with patients treated using STA according to occlusion location, mode of anaesthesia, manoeuvre count and sex. Results Apart from patient age (DT: M = 74 years (standard deviation ( SD)=13 years); STA: M = 79 years ( SD = 11 years); p = 0.023), there was no difference in baseline patient characteristics ( n = 68 per group). PT (DT: median = 26 minutes (interquartile range (IQR) = 21–38 minutes); STA: median = 49 minutes (IQR 37–77 minutes); p  〈  0.0001) and FT (DT: median = 12 minutes (IQR 7–18 minutes); STA: median = 26 minutes (IQR 14–43 minutes); p  〈  0.0001) were shorter in patients who received MT using DT. RE (DT: median = 62.6 Gy·cm 2 (IQR 41.7–89.4 Gy·cm 2 ); STA: median = 89.8 Gy·cm 2 (IQR 53.7–131.7 Gy·cm 2 ); p = 0.034) was significantly lower in patients who received MT using DT. This represents a relative increase of RE, FT and PT by 43.6%, 116.6% and 88.5%, respectively, in patients who received MT using STA. Conclusion MT using DT is associated with shorter FT and PT and lower RE compared to matched patients treated with STA.
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    ISSN: 1971-4009 , 2385-1996
    Language: English
    Publisher: SAGE Publications
    Publication Date: 2020
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    In: Clinical Neuroradiology, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 33, No. 3 ( 2023-09), p. 661-668
    Abstract: Individual regions of the Alberta Stroke Programme Early CT Score (ASPECTS) may contribute differently to the clinical symptoms in large vessel occlusion (LVO). Here, we investigated whether the predictive performance on clinical outcome can be increased by considering specific ASPECTS subregions. Methods A consecutive series of patients with LVO affecting the middle cerebral artery territory and subsequent endovascular treatment (EVT) between January 2015 and July 2020 was analyzed, including affected ASPECTS regions. A multivariate logistic regression was performed to assess the individual impact of ASPECTS regions on good clinical outcome (defined as modified Rankin scale after 90 days of 0–2). Machine-learning-driven logistic regression models were trained (training = 70%, testing = 30%) to predict good clinical outcome using i) cumulative ASPECTS and ii) location-specific ASPECTS, and their performance compared using deLong’s test. Furthermore, additional analyses using binarized as well as linear clinical outcomes using regression and machine-learning techniques were applied to thoroughly assess the potential predictive properties of individual ASPECTS regions and their combinations. Results Of 1109 patients (77.3 years ± 11.6, 43.8% male), 419 achieved a good clinical outcome and a median NIHSS after 24 h of 12 (interquartile range, IQR 4–21). Individual ASPECTS regions showed different impact on good clinical outcome in the multivariate logistic regression, with strongest effects for insula (odds ratio, OR 0.56, 95% confidence interval, CI 0.42–0.75) and M5 (OR 0.53, 95% CI 0.29–0.97) regions. Accuracy (ACC) in predicting good clinical outcome of the test set did not differ between when considering i) cumulative ASPECTS and ii) location-specific ASPECTS (ACC = 0.619, 95% CI 0.58–0.64 vs. ACC = 0.629, 95% CI 0.60–0.65; p  = 0.933). Conclusion Cumulative ASPECTS assessment in LVO remains a stable and reliable predictor for clinical outcome and is not inferior to a weighted (location-specific) ASPECTS assessment.
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    ISSN: 1869-1439 , 1869-1447
    Language: English
    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2023
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    In: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery, BMJ, Vol. 13, No. 12 ( 2021-12), p. 1124-1127
    Abstract: Despite complete endovascular recanalization, a significant percentage of patients with acute anterior stroke do not achieve a good clinical outcome. We analyzed optimal thresholds of relevant parameters to discern functional independence after successful endovascular recanalization and test their predictive performance. Methods Patients with acute anterior ischemic stroke undergoing endovascular treatment between April 2015 and November 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. Only patients with premorbid modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score 〈 3 and complete recanalization (modified Thrombolysis In Cerebral Infarction 2c/3) were included. Optimal thresholds of the most important variables predicting functional independence (mRS 0–2 after 90 days) were calculated using receiver operating characteristic curves and their predictive performance was tested in an independent dataset using machine learning algorithms. Results Overall, 371 patients met the inclusion criteria. Optimal thresholds for the overall most important variables to predict functional independence were (1) National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score ≤5 after 24 hours (area under the curve (AUC) 0.88 (95% CI 0.84 to 0.92)); (2) Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) ≥7 on follow-up CT (AUC 0.72 (95% CI 0.68 to 0.77)); and (3) change in NIHSS score ≥8 after 24 hours (AUC 0.70 (95% CI 0.65 to 0.74)). The performance of these thresholds to predict a good outcome using machine learning in the independent dataset was evaluated for (1) NIHSS score ≤5 after 24 hours (AUC 0.76 (95% CI 0.71 to 0.81)); (2) follow-up ASPECTS ≥7 (AUC 0.64 (95% CI 0.58 to 0.70)); (3) change in NIHSS score ≥8 after 24 hours (AUC 0.61 (95% CI 0.55 to 0.67)); and (4) the combination of all three parameters (AUC 0.84 (95% CI 0.80 to 0.88)). Conclusions After complete recanalization in acute anterior circulation ischemic stroke, a good long-term outcome could be accurately predicted reaching NIHSS score ≤5 after 24 hours.
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    ISSN: 1759-8478 , 1759-8486
    Language: English
    Publisher: BMJ
    Publication Date: 2021
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    In: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery, BMJ
    Abstract: Quantitative and automated volumetric evaluation of early ischemic changes on non-contrast CT (NCCT) has recently been proposed as a new tool to improve prognostic performance in patients undergoing endovascular therapy (EVT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS). We aimed to test its clinical value compared with the Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) in a large single-institutional patient cohort. Methods A total of 1103 patients with AIS due to large vessel occlusion in the M1 or proximal M2 segments who underwent NCCT and EVT between January 2013 and November 2019 were retrospectively enrolled. Acute ischemic volumes (AIV) and ASPECTS were generated from the baseline NCCT through e-ASPECTS (Brainomix). Correlations were tested using Spearman’s coefficient. The predictive capabilities of AIV for a favorable outcome (modified Rankin Scale score at 90 days ≤2) were tested using multivariable logistic regression as well as machine-learning models. Performance of the models was assessed using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and differences were tested using DeLong’s test. Results Patients with a favorable outcome had a significantly lower AIV (median 12.0 mL (IQR 5.7–21.7) vs 18.8 mL (IQR 9.4–33.9), p 〈 0.001). AIV was highly correlated with ASPECTS (rho=0.78, p 〈 0.001) and weakly correlated with the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score at baseline (rho=0.22, p 〈 0.001), and was an independent predictor of an unfavorable clinical outcome (adjusted OR 0.97, 95% CI 0.96 to 0.98). No significant difference was found between machine-learning models using either AIV or ASPECTS or both metrics for predicting a good clinical outcome (p 〉 0.05). Conclusion AIV is an independent predictor of clinical outcome and presented a non-inferior performance compared with ASPECTS, without clear advantages for prognostic modelling.
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    ISSN: 1759-8478 , 1759-8486
    Language: English
    Publisher: BMJ
    Publication Date: 2022
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    In: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery, BMJ, Vol. 11, No. 12 ( 2019-12), p. 1181-1186
    Abstract: Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) achieves high recanalization rates in basilar artery occlusion (BAO). A severe complication of MT in BAO is intracranial hemorrhage (ICH). Yet, knowledge of risk factors for ICH after MT in BAO is limited. Objective To evaluate clinical and procedural parameters of patients treated with MT owing to BAO to identify potential risk factors for ICH—in particular, symptomatic ICH (sICH), and assess their clinical relevance. Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis of 101 consecutive patients presenting with BAO, who were treated with MT in our centre. Important clinical and procedural parameters were analysed as possible predictors for any ICH and sICH according to the Heidelberg Bleeding Classification using univariate tests and multivariate logistic regressions. Results ICH occurred in 25 (24.8%) patients, with a total of 7 (6.9%) developing sICH. Treatment with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GPIIb/IIIa) inhibitors was independently associated with any ICH (OR=24.67, 95% CI 4.90 to 124.03) and sICH (OR=7.08, 95% CI 1.36 to 36.78). Also, a longer onset-to-recanalization time increased the risk of both any ICH (OR=1.17, 95% CI 1.07 to 1.31) and sICH (OR=1.22, 95% CI 1.08 to 1.42). Higher serum glucose levels were associated with a higher incidence of any ICH (OR=1.39, 95% CI 1.06 to 1.85) and a higher risk of a fatal outcome (OR=1.03, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.05). Conclusion Administration of GPIIb/IIIa inhibitor during the course of MT of BAO was identified as an important risk factor in the development of any ICH and sICH.
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    ISSN: 1759-8478 , 1759-8486
    Language: English
    Publisher: BMJ
    Publication Date: 2019
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