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Erschienen in: Neuroradiology 12/2019

04.09.2019 | Interventional Neuroradiology

Endovascular treatment of acute intracranial vertebrobasilar artery occlusion: a multicenter retrospective observational study

verfasst von: Tao Quan, Haiman Hou, Wenjun Xue, Guangzhou Yu, Hengfei Ma, Jiachen Sun, Sheng Guan, Yuming Xu, Haowen Xu

Erschienen in: Neuroradiology | Ausgabe 12/2019

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Abstract

Purpose

This study aimed to evaluate prognostic parameters associated with favorable clinical prognosis and assess the feasibility and safety of three different treatment strategies in patients with acute intracranial vertebrobasilar artery occlusion (VBAO).

Methods

A total of 159 patients with acute VBAO at 3 stroke centers between September 2015 and October 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. Eighty-nine patients underwent mechanical thrombectomy (MT) alone, 43 underwent MT with additional rescue angioplasty, and 27 underwent primary balloon angioplasty (without or with stenting). In patients treated with primary or rescue balloon angioplasty (without or with stenting), a low-dose intra-arterial tirofiban injection was used. The reperfusion status was assessed after the procedure, and the functional outcome was assessed at 90-day follow-up. The baseline characteristics and 90-day prognosis of three different treatment subgroups were comparatively analyzed.

Results

Overall, successful reperfusion and a favorable outcome were achieved in 96.86% (154/159) and 46.54% (74/159) patients, respectively. The onset to puncture time (461.96 min vs 603.59 min, P = 0.000), procedure time (64.12 min vs 70.47 min, P = 0.007), and onset to reperfusion time (526.08 min vs 674.47 min, P = 0.000) were significantly shorter in patients with favorable outcomes than in those with poor outcomes. Among different endovascular treatment subgroups, no significant differences were found in successful reperfusion and 90-day outcome. Low-dose tirofiban did not increase the risk of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage and the 90-day mortality in patients with acute VBAO.

Conclusion

Individualized endovascular treatment strategy for selected patients with acute VBAO could achieve satisfactory reperfusion rate and favorable prognosis.
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Metadaten
Titel
Endovascular treatment of acute intracranial vertebrobasilar artery occlusion: a multicenter retrospective observational study
verfasst von
Tao Quan
Haiman Hou
Wenjun Xue
Guangzhou Yu
Hengfei Ma
Jiachen Sun
Sheng Guan
Yuming Xu
Haowen Xu
Publikationsdatum
04.09.2019
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Neuroradiology / Ausgabe 12/2019
Print ISSN: 0028-3940
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-019-02282-1

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