Bridging Thrombolysis and ASPECTS in Patients With Stroke Treated With Endovascular Thrombectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In patients with stroke with large-vessel occlusion and extensive ischemic change denoted by low Alberta Stroke Programme Early Computed Tomography Score (ASPECTS), the role of bridging thrombolysis before endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is still to be determined. We aimed to examine the impact of ischemic change on clinical outcomes and how this is modified by bridging thrombolysis in patients treated with EVT.

Methods

Consecutive patients undergoing anterior circulation EVT from a prospectively collected registry were included in this retrospective analysis. ASPECTS was evaluated from baseline noncontrast computed tomography scans with lower scores indicating larger areas of ischemic change. Outcome measures included symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage and funct

SUBMITTER: Donnelly J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12778643 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature