Hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign and response to combination of mechanical Thrombectomy plus intravenous thrombolysis in acute stroke patients
Combining intra-arterial mechanical thrombectomy (IAMT) and intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) has shown to have an excellent recanalization rate and better clinical outcome in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients. Hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign (HMCAS) on pretreatment non-contrast head CT scan...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of the neurological sciences 2021-10, Vol.429, p.117618-117618, Article 117618 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Combining intra-arterial mechanical thrombectomy (IAMT) and intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) has shown to have an excellent recanalization rate and better clinical outcome in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients. Hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign (HMCAS) on pretreatment non-contrast head CT scan of AIS patients is one of the early ischemic radiological findings in middle cerebral artery territory AIS. We aimed to evaluate whether the presence of HMCAS predicts the outcome of AIS patients receiving combination therapy with IAMT and IVT.
We retrospectively reviewed medical records and cerebrovascular images of the patients treated with IAMT and IVT for AIS in our center. Patients with occlusion in the terminal internal carotid artery or middle cerebral artery on pretreatment CT angiogram of the head were included. Clinical outcome was compared between subjects with HMCAS and those without. Modified Rankin Score (mRS) and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH) were used as measures of efficacy and safety, respectively.
Of 93 patients, 46 (49%) had HMCAS on their initial head CT scan. Both groups had comparable baseline characteristics and stroke severity. After adjusting for age, NIHSS score, time from symptom onset to starting IVT, and history of diabetes mellitus in multivariate logistic regression analysis, there was no difference in terms of a poor outcome (mRS >2) (OR = 0.5 [CI 0.2–1.4], p = 0.188) or rate of sICH (OR = 3.3 [CI 0.6–19.0], p = 0.190) between the two groups.
HMCAS is not a predictor of poor outcome in AIS patients receiving combination therapy with IAMT and IVT and does not affect treatment safety.
•Combining intra-arterial mechanical thrombectomy (IAMT) and intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) have an excellent recanalization rate and better clinical outcome in acute ischemic stroke (AIS).•Hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign (HMCAS) on head CT scan of AIS patients is one of the early ischemic radiological findings in MCA AIS.•To evaluate whether the presence of HMCAS predicts the outcome of AIS receiving combination therapy with IAMT and IVT.•HMCAS is not a predictor of poor outcome in AIS patients receiving combination therapy with IAMT and IVT and does not affect treatment safety. |
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ISSN: | 0022-510X 1878-5883 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jns.2021.117618 |