Endovascular Thrombectomy With and Without Preceding Thrombolysis in Posterior Circulation Stroke—Insights From STAR

Autor: Ev‐Christin Heide, Sami Al Kasab, Ali Alawieh, Adam Arthur, Waleed Brinjikji, Shakeel Chowdhry, Roberto Crosa, Hugo Cuellar, Reade De Leacy, Travis Dumont, Marielle Ernst, Mohamad Ezzeldin, Isabel Fragata, Brian Howard, Pascal Jabbour, Peter Kan, Joon‐Tae Kim, Michael R. Levitt, Justin Mascitelli, Charles Matouk, Mark Moss, Pedro Navia, Joshua Osbun, Min S. Park, Adam Polifka, Marios‐Nikos Psychogios, Ansaar Rai, Daniele G. Romano, Amir Shaban, Robert M. Starke, Omar Tanweer, Richard Williamson, Stacey Q. Wolfe, Shinichi Yoshimura, Alejandro M. Spiotta, Ilko L. Maier
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology, Vol 4, Iss 5 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2694-5746
DOI: 10.1161/SVIN.124.001334
Popis: Background Multiple randomized trials could not establish the noninferiority of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) alone without preceding intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) or superiority of IVT followed by EVT in anterior circulation large‐vessel occlusion stroke. The role of prior IVT in posterior circulation large‐vessel occlusion remains controversial. Methods In this multicenter, retrospective study, patients with stroke with large‐vessel occlusion in the posterior circulation who received EVT alone or with IVT were selected from the stroke thrombectomy and aneurysm registry between 2013 and 2022. Effects of IVT followed by thrombectomy on favorable functional outcome (defined as modified Rankin scale≤3 at 90 days) and safety were investigated using multivariable logistic and linear regression models. Results Of the 588 included patients, 67% (n = 394) were treated with EVT alone and 29% (n = 170) with EVT after IVT, and 4% (n = 24) have missing values on this variable. Controlling for multiple confounding factors, IVT was not associated with a higher likelihood of favorable functional outcome at 90 days (odds ratio, 1.04 [95% CI, 0.52–2.09; P = 0.901). Thrombectomy alone did not show any safety advantages compared with those receiving IVT. Conclusion Similar functional outcomes and complication rates were seen in patients with posterior circulation large‐vessel occlusion treated with EVT alone versus EVT after IVT. Further prospective studies are required to determine the utility of IVT in posterior circulation stroke, especially in patients being directly admitted to thrombectomy centers.
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