Endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke due to tandem lesions of the anterior cerebral circulation: a multicentric Italian observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) due to tandem lesions (TLs) of extracranial Internal Carotid Artery and Anterior Cerebral Circulation are challenging for endovascular treatment (EVT). This study aims to evaluate feasibility, safety and efficacy of EVT for TLs' AIS, with or without emergent carotid artery stenting (eCAS), in a real-life scenario.

Methods

Retrospective review of prospectively collected non-randomized thrombectomy databases from five stroke centers between 2015 and 2019. Consecutive patients with TLs' AIS were selected. Clinical, neuroimage and procedure features, as well as antiplatelet therapy regimen, were evaluated. Primary outcome was 90-day mRS ≤ 2. Secondary outcomes included: mTICI score 2b-3, extracranial recanalization, procedural complications, s

SUBMITTER: Bracco S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8154792 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature