Higher serum albumin-corrected calcium levels are associated with revascularization and poor outcome after mechanical thrombectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Serum calcium abnormalities have been determined to be associated with the risk and outcome of stroke. The aim of the present study was to examine the associations of serum calcium with vascular recanalization, symptomatic intracranial haemorrhage and functional outcome in stroke patients after mechanical thrombectomy.

Methods

A total of 192 patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy for anterior circulation large vessel occlusion were consecutively included from August 2017 to June 2021. Serum calcium levels were measured on admission, and albumin-corrected calcium levels were calculated for subsequent analysis. Successful arterial revascularization was defined as a modified Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction scale score ≥ 2b. Symptomatic intracranial haemorr

SUBMITTER: He X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9438214 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature