Comparison of the response to endovascular reperfusion in relation to site of arterial occlusion.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We explored the relationship between the site of vascular occlusion and the response to endovascular treatment in patients with acute ischemic stroke and also considered the impact of mismatch profile.

Methods

DEFUSE-2 was a prospective cohort study of patients treated with endovascular therapy. Patients with internal carotid artery (ICA) and middle cerebral artery (MCA) involvement were included in this substudy. Mismatch and reperfusion status was assessed on MRI. Favorable clinical response was defined as an improvement of at least 8 points on the NIH Stroke Scale.

Results

Reperfusion rates were comparable in both groups (61% for ICA and 59% for MCA). In the setting of reperfusion, percentages of favorable clinical response were similar between patients w

SUBMITTER: Lemmens R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3775690 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature