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CT Angiography of Collateral Vessels and Outcomes in Endovascular-Treated Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients.

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Background and purpose

Measuring the extent of the collateral blood vessels using computed tomography (CT) angiography source images may promote tissue survival and functional gain in acute ischemic stroke patients who are candidates for endovascular recanalization treatment.

Methods

Of 5,558 acute stroke patients registered in a prospective clinical stroke registry, 104 met the selection criteria of endovascular recanalization treatment for internal cerebral artery or middle cerebral artery main-stem (M1) occlusions and presented for treatment ?4 hours after the event. Using CT angiography source images, two independent and blinded reviewers measured the extent of collateral circulations at four regions, with good interrater reliability. The functional recovery at 3 months after stroke was used as an outcome variable.

Results

Cases with a sufficient collateral circulation at the Sylvian fissure showed significantly increased likelihood of having a modified Rankin Scale score of ?2 at 3 months after stroke (adjusted odds ratio=3.03, 95% confidence interval=1.19-7.73, p=0.02), but the association became nonsignificant after adding the infarct volume to the model (p=0.65). The association between leptomeningeal convexity collaterals and functional recovery was no longer significant after adjusting for the infarct volume (p=0.28). The natural indirect effect of infarct volume on functional recovery was significant for both the Sylvian fissure (p=0.03) and leptomeningeal convexity (p=0.02) collaterals.

Conclusions

The extent of collateral circulation at the Sylvian fissure was significantly associated with functional recovery, which may be mediated via the volume of the final infarction.

SUBMITTER: Kim BJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5392453 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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CT Angiography of Collateral Vessels and Outcomes in Endovascular-Treated Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients.

Kim Beom Joon BJ Chung Jong Won JW Park Hong Kyun HK Kim Jun Yup JY Yang Mi Hwa MH Han Moon Ku MK Jeong Cheolkyu C Hwang Gyojun G Kwon O Ki OK Bae Hee Joon HJ

Journal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea) 20170112 2

<h4>Background and purpose</h4>Measuring the extent of the collateral blood vessels using computed tomography (CT) angiography source images may promote tissue survival and functional gain in acute ischemic stroke patients who are candidates for endovascular recanalization treatment.<h4>Methods</h4>Of 5,558 acute stroke patients registered in a prospective clinical stroke registry, 104 met the selection criteria of endovascular recanalization treatment for internal cerebral artery or middle cere ...[more]

PMID: 28176499

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Dataset Information

CT Angiography of Collateral Vessels and Outcomes in Endovascular-Treated Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients.

Background and purpose

Methods

Results

Conclusions

Publications

CT Angiography of Collateral Vessels and Outcomes in Endovascular-Treated Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients.

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