Rapid Evaluation of Large Vessel Occlusion for Mechanical Thrombectomy Using Carotid Duplex Ultrasound.

ABSTRACT: Objectives This study clarified the usefulness of carotid duplex ultrasound (CDU) in evaluating large vessel occlusion (LVO) in patients with acute stroke planned to be treated with mechanical thrombectomy (MT). Methods This study was single-center, prospective, observational trial. If the ratio of end-diastolic velocity in the common carotid arteries was ≥1.4, or diastolic flow in the affected internal carotid artery (ICA) was absent on CDU, patients were immediately transferred to the angio-suite without additional cerebrovascular imaging. Clinical parameters, including time metrics and outcomes, were evaluated in participants. Patients We enrolled stroke patients with a National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score ≥6 and Alberta Stroke Program Early CT score ≥6 in whom MT could be i

SUBMITTER: Itabashi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10037017 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature