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Mesentericarterystenosiscancausesymptomsofchronicmesentericischemia;stenosesmustusuallybe presentinat least two ofthe three major splanchnicarteries, the celiac trunk,the superior mesenteric artery, andthe inferior mesenteric artery. In mostcases, ostial or proximal atherosclerotic lesionsare responsible for the ischemia, and these lesions are amenable to endovascular intervention. Rarely, fibromusculardiseasemaycausemoredistalstenoses,whichcannotbeintervenedupon.
7.AbdominalAorticAneurysms
Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) may be performed to reduce the risk of rupture or thromboembolism.Indicationsfor EVARincludesymptoms (typicallyabdominalor backpain,embolic phenomena)atanydiameter,ananeurysmdiameterof≥5.5cmregardlessofsymptoms,orexpansionby >5mmover6months.42AnatomiccriteriaforEVARincludenormalaorticnecklengthofatleast1cm withoutsevereangulation,healthycommonorexternaliliacarterylandingzonesofatleast15mm,and commonfemoralarterydiameteradequatetoaccommodatea14Frenchsheath.ThoracicEVAR(TEVAR) isindicatedforpatientswithdescendingthoracicaorticaneurysms≥2timesthediameteroftheadjacent aortawithatleast2cmofnormallandingzonebothproximallyanddistally.43Reportedoff-labelusesof TEVAR include traumatic aortic rupture, focal penetrating ulcer, and descending thoracic aortic dissection. Patients with connective tissue disorders are poor TEVAR candidates because of the high likelihoodoffurtheraorticdegeneration.
8.DeepVenousThrombosis
Catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) is indicated in patients with ileofemoral thrombus, symptom duration<14days,goodfunctionalstatus,lifeexpectancy≥1year,andlowbleedingrisk.Forpulmonary embolism, there is some evidence to support low-dose CDT over full-dose systemic thrombolytic therapy. In patients with shock, high bleeding risk, or failed systemic thrombolysis, catheter-assisted thrombusremovalisrecommended.
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B.InformedConsent
Beforeanyendovascularprocedure,ahealthcareprovidermustinformacompetentpatientorsurrogate aboutthedetailsoftheplannedprocedure,expectedbenefits,potentialrisks,andreasonablealternatives. The provider should answer relevant questions, assess the individual’s understanding, and ultimately allow the individualtoacceptor declinetoprocedure.For medicolegal clarity, this informedconsent process is documentedwith the patient’sor surrogate’s signature on a documentindicating his or her understandingandacceptanceoftheinformationpresentedbytheprovider.Forachild,consentmustbe givenbytheparents,butthechildshouldalsoassentifcapableofcomprehendingsomeinformationabout the intendedprocedure.The informed consentrequirement may onlybe waived incases of emergency whendelaytoobtainconsentmayjeopardizethepatient’shealth.
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imaging:flat-paneldetectorsversusimageintensifiersandmore.Radiographics.2011;31(2):591-602.
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C H A P T E R  2
AcuteStrokeIntervention
RyanM.HebertMD,FouadChouairiBS,BrandenCordMDPhD,SamuelSommarugaMD,MichaelMercierBA,AnnaLynnBS,
AndrewKooBS,StacyChuMD,andCharlesMatoukMDFRCS(C)
I.Introduction
II.AcuteStroke101
A.StrokeEpidemiology
B.StrokePathophysiology
III.IntravenousTissuePlasminogenActivator—Long-TimeStandardofCareandImportantLimitations
A.NINDSandECASS
B.IntravenousTissuePlasminogenActivatorforIschemicStrokeLimitations
IV.Intra-arterialThrombolytics,First-GenerationMechanicalThrombectomyDevices,andFailedClinicalTrials
A.PROACTI,PROACTII,IMSTrials
B.MERCITrial
C.SYNTHESIS,IMS-III,andMRRESCUE:2013Trials
V.MRCLEANandtheEmergenceofaNewStandardofCare
A.MRCLEANTrial
B.ESCAPETrial
C.EXTEND-IATrial
D.SWIFTPRIMEandREVASCATTrials
VI.TheNumberofPatientsEligibleforMechanicalThrombectomyContinuestoIncrease
A.PosteriorCirculationStrokes/AcuteBasilarOcclusion
B.ExtendingtheTherapeuticWindowforMechanicalThrombectomy
A.MechanicalThrombectomyforAnteriorCirculation
C.ChasingMoreDistalClots
D.ExampleCasesFromYaleNewHavenHospital(YNHH)
KeyPoints
An occlusion inmajor blood vessels atthe base of theskull supplyingthe brain(paired
internal and vertebral arteries) as well as their proximal intracranial branches (anterior cerebral artery, middle cerebralartery, and basilar artery)is referred to asanLVO (large
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vesselocclusion).
ItisestimatedthatLVOsaccountforatleast10%-15%ofallacuteischemicstrokes.
MechanicalthrombectomyforanteriorcirculationLVOsisnowstandardofcareforpatients
presentingwithin6hoursofstrokeonsetbutinselectcasescanbeofvalueupto24hours sincetheevent.
I.Introduction
In2015,fiveclinicaltrialswerepublishedthatestablishedmechanicalthrombectomyasanewstandard ofcareinthemanagementoflargevesselocclusions(LVOs)ofthebrain.
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Thesestudiesandthosethat
followed forever changed the paradigm ofacutestokemanagement from solely focused on the timely administrationofintravenous(IV)thrombolyticstoemergentinterventionalrevascularization.
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Thisisa
watershedmomentinacutestrokecare.Thestrokecommunityiscurrentlyreorganizingtriageprotocols sothatasmanypeopleaspossiblecanbenefitfromthislifesavingintervention. Thischapterwillprovideabriefreviewofstrokeepidemiologyandpathophysiology,clinicaltrialsdata, andmechanical revascularization strategies for the nonexpertinterventionist.The focus will be onthe subsetofacuteischemicstrokespotentiallyamenabletomechanicalrevascularization,ie,LVOs.
II.AcuteStroke101
A.StrokeEpidemiology
1. Thedefinition of stroke is anacute-onset loss of neurological function (typicallyfocal) that results
fromavascularetiology.Therearetwomaintypesofstrokes:(1)ischemic(resultingfromanobstruction withinabrainbloodvessel)and(2)hemorrhagic(resultingfromvesselrupture).Ischemicstrokeisfar morecommon(accountingfor87%ofallstrokecases)andisthetopicofthisreview.
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2.Strokeisacommondisease.EveryyearintheUnitedStates,approximately800,000peoplewillhave
astroke.Morethanthree-fourthofthesecaseswillbefirstpresentations,andnearly20%willsuffera secondstrokewithin4years.
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3. Strokeis a leading cause of death and disability. Itis the 5th leading causeof death behind heart
disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory disease, and accidents (unintentional injuries). Every 4minutes,someoneintheUnitedStatesdiesofastroke,accountingfor130,000deathsperyear(or1in 20deaths overall). Becausestrokeoftentakes peopleout ofthe workforce,it representsa tremendous societalcostestimatedat34billiondollarsperyear.
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4.Often,thelargeststrokesyndromeswiththeworstclinicaloutcomesresultfromamajorbloodvessel
inthebrainbeingoccluded.Thesemajorbloodvesselsarethevesselsatthebaseoftheskullsupplying thebrain(pairedinternalandvertebralarteries)aswellastheirproximalintracranialbranches(anterior cerebralartery,middlecerebralartery,andbasilarartery).Ablockageinanyofthesevesselsisreferred toasanLVO.ItisestimatedthatLVOsaccountfor10%-15%ofallacuteischemicstrokes.
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Itisthese
ischemicstrokepatientswhoarepotentiallycandidatesformechanicalrevascularization.
B.StrokePathophysiology
1. In acute ischemic stroke,if a territoryof thebrainis solely supplied by a single-endvessel, then
occlusionofthevesselwillresultinbraininfarctionwithinaveryshortperiodoftime.Thismost-at-risk
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brainterritoryisreferredtoastheischemiccore.Justoutsideofthiscoreareaisanareaofthebrainthat experiences decreased, but somewhat maintained, cerebral blood flow (CBF) because of arterial collaterals. This area is referred to as the penumbra. Average CBF in a healthy adult is around 50mL/100g/min.CellularfunctionisperturbedinareaswhereCBFdropsto15-20mL/100g/min.Cells in this penumbral region may survive for several hours before irreversible cell death, ie, cerebral infarction, ensues. CBF <10 mL/100 g/min produces failure of cellular ionic gradients. If flow is not improved,celldeathoccursinlessthan60minutes.16Animportantclinicalcorrelateofthisbasicstroke pathophysiology is that a clinician at the bedside cannot determine whether a patient with an acute ischemic stroke, eg, acute-onset hemiplegia, has a penumbral (reversible) or core (irreversible) neurologicaldeficit.
2.Althoughtimeplaysasignificantroleinstrokepathophysiology,itisnottheonlyfactor.Thebrainis
suppliedbyarobustnetworkofarterialcollaterals,primarilyarisingfromthecircleofWillis(COW). TheCOWissuppliedanteriorlybytheinternalcarotidarteries(anteriorcirculation)andposteriorlyby thevertebrobasilarsystem(posteriorcirculation).AcompleteCOWisfoundinlessthan50%ofpeople. AnincompleteCOWhasbeenassociatedwithincreasedstrokerisk.17COW facilitatesleptomeningeal collateralization between the middle cerebral artery (MCA), anterior cerebral artery (ACA) and posterior cerebral artery(PCA) territories. Some patients have good collateral circulations,others do not.Itisthestrengthofthesecollateralsthathelpsdefine,inlargepart,thesizeoftheischemiccoreand penumbra.Asecondimportantclinicalcorrelateisthatthepenumbralareaisdynamicinspaceandtime. For example, blood pressure augmentation may better support brain tissue supplied by a collateral networkforalongerperiodoftime,effectivelyincreasingthesizeofthepenumbra.Collateralstatuscan beassessednoninvasivelyandhasbeencorrelatedtostrokeoutcome.
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3.NoninvasiveImagingof“At-RiskBrain”—ClinicalAssessmentofIschemicCore,Penumbra,and
CollateralCirculation
a. Patientsbeingevaluatedforstrokeuniversallyundergononcontrastcomputed tomography(NCCT)
ofthebrain.Thisisprimarilyusedtoidentifyhemorrhagicstrokeforintravenoustissueplasminogen activator (IV tPA) exclusion. NCCT is also useful in identifying early ischemic parenchymal changes.TheAlberta StrokeProgramEarlyCT(ASPECT) Scoreis apopular methodtoquantify anterior circulation early ischemic change (EIC) on computed tomography (CT) to predict the outcomeafterIVthrombolysis.Inthisscoringsystem,7pointsareassignedtotheMCAterritoryand 3tosubcorticalstructures.Thescoringsystemstartsat10.EachregionshowingEICaccountsfora 1-pointdeduction.LowerASPECTScoreswereassociatedwithpooroutcomesafterIVtPA.
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b. CTangiography(CTA)isanextremelyusefuldiagnostictoolandestablishesthediagnosisofLVO.
Inaddition,itprovidestheinterventionistwithvaluabletechnicalinformationabouttheaorticarch, vessel tortuosity, and carotid bifurcation disease. CTA of the head also provides important informationaboutcollateralbloodflowtotheterritoryatrisk.Severalstudieshaveshownthatgood collateralsonCTAarepredictorsofgoodoutcomeaftermechanicalthrombectomy.
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c. CTperfusionis performedbyintravenously administering abolusofcontrastandusingserialCT
scans to follow the contrast bolus through the intracranial circulation. This imaging technique provides estimates of CBF, mean transit time (MTT), time-to-peak (TTP), and cerebral blood volume (CBV). Decreased CBF and CBV reflect the ischemic core, ie, irreversibly injured (nonsalvageable)brain.ThepenumbraisdemonstratedasaregionofbrainwithpreservedCBVand increasedMTT(orTTP).
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d. MRI(magneticresonanceimaging)ismoresensitive than CTfordetecting cerebral ischemiaand
infarction. Diffusion-weightedimaging (DWI)candetectischemic changeswithin5-10minutesof symptom onset. T2-weighted sequences identify subacute infarction 6-24 hours after ictus.
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HyperintensityonDWIisthebestimagingcorrelateoftheischemiccore.
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e. ThereisvigorousdebateregardingutilizationofCTperfusionandMRIintheevaluationandtriage
ofacuteischemicstroke.Bothhavebeenshowntoincreasetimetopunctureandarenotassociated with improved outcomes. However,incertainscenarios, both provideinvaluable datathataidin complexclinicaldecision-making.
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III.IntravenousTissuePlasminogenActivator—Long-Time StandardofCareandImportantLimitations
A.NINDSandECASS
In 1995, the NationalInstituteofNeurologicalDisordersandStroke(NINDS)publisheda paperinthe New England Journal of Medicine supporting the efficacy of IV recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in the settingof acute stroke.31 Their results failed toshow a statistically significant, clinical improvement orresolutionofstrokesymptomsat24 hours.However,at3 months,there was a statistical,clinicalimprovementintheIVtPAgroupcomparedwithplacebo.Thisclinicalimprovement was realized despite an increase in the rate of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (6% vs 0.6%). These results were confirmed by the European Cooperative Acute Stroke Study (ECASS) that also extendedthetimewindowinwhichIVtPAcouldbeadministered(4.5hoursafterstrokeonset).32These studiesestablishedthefirsteffective treatmentforacuteischemicstrokeanddefinedanewstandardof care.
B.IntravenousTissuePlasminogenActivatorforIschemicStroke
Limitations
1. A narrow therapeuticwindow. Thenarrowwindowfrom stroke onsetto administrationofIV tPA
meansthatmostpatientsarriveinhospitaltoolatetoreceivethemedication.Approximatelyone-fourthof patients have so-called “wake up” strokes of uncertain time of onset and are therefore ineligible to receiveIVtPA.Onaverage,only7%ofpatientspresentingwithacuteischemicstrokereceiveIVtPA.
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2. Limited efficacy for LVOs and large stroke syndromes. In 2006, Smith et al. reported on a
consecutive series of patients with large stroke syndromes and LVOs.38 They divided their study population into two groups: one group in which IV tPA achieved recanalization and another with persistentvesselocclusion.Thegroupinwhichrecanalizationwasachieved,albeitmuchsmallerthanthe groupwith persistentocclusion,realizedmuchbetterclinicaloutcomes. Thesedataare consistentwith other reports demonstrating poor recanalization rates for internal carotid artery (ICA) terminus and basilararteryocclusions.
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3.Increasedrateofsystemichemorrhage.Theadministrationofasystemicthrombolyticexcludesan
importantsegmentofpatientsonoralanticoagulantsordirectorfactorXainhibitors;recentneurosurgery, stroke,headtrauma,orothermajorsurgery;andhistoryofintracranialhemorrhage.
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IV.Intra-arterialThrombolytics,First-GenerationMechanical ThrombectomyDevices,andFailedClinicalTrials
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A.PROACTI,PROACTII,IMSTrials
GiventhelimitedefficacyofIVtPA,especiallyforpatientswithlargestrokesyndromesandLVOs,intra­arterial (IA) administration of thrombolytics was studied. In 1998, the Prolyse in Acute Cerebral Thromboembolism(PROACT)trialcomparedrecombinantpro-urokinasewithplacebo(IVheparin)for MCA occlusion.40 Recanalization and hemorrhage were more common in patients receiving pro- urokinase,withonlyrecanalizationreachingstatisticalsignificance.PROACTIIaimedtoproveclinical efficacy by comparing modified Rankin scores at 90 days of patients receiving pro-urokinase versus placebo.41 Recanalization in the treatment arm was 66% compared with 18% in the placebo group. ModifiedRankinScore(mRS)lessthanorequalto2,ie,favorableoutcome,at90dayswas40%inthe treatmentarmcomparedwith25%intheplaceboarm.Symptomaticintracranialhemorrhage(ICH)was 10%inthetreatmentarmcomparedwith2%intheplaceboarm.Itisimportanttonotethatnoneofthe patientsinPROACTIorIIreceivedIVtPA.TheInterventionalManagementofStroke(IMS)trialwasa single-armed, safety,andfeasibilitystudyofIVtPAplus IAtPA.42In addition to0.6mg/kgofIV tPA, patientsreceiveda2mgIAbolusoftPAintoandbeyondtheclot.Atotalof22mgoftPAwasgivenover 2hours.Treatmentwas stoppedifTIMI3recanalizationwasachievedbefore2 hours. Comparedwith historicalNINDSplacebo–treatedpatients,IA-treatedpatientsinIMShadsignificantlybetteroutcomesat 3months.IMSIIconfirmedthesefindings.
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B.MERCITrial
In2005,theMERCItrialwasconductedtoevaluatethesafetyandefficacyoftheMerciretrieverdevice formechanical thrombectomyin patients ineligible for IV tPA.44 The Merci retriever is a preshaped, tapered,helicaldeviceconsistingof5loops.The described procedureconsistedofplacinga9-French balloonguidecatheter(BGC)intothecarotidartery.Amicrocatheterwasnavigatedthroughthethrombus. The Mercidevicewas deployedacross thethrombus.The BGCwasinflated,suctionapplied, andthe Mercidevicerotatedfivetimes.Thedeviceandmicrocatheterwerethenretrievedinunison.45Resultsof theMERCItrial were promising. TheMERCIdevicealoneled toarecanalizationrateof54%,while recanalizationratesforMERCIplusIVtPAwas69%.
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Complicationrateswere10%forsymptomatic
ICH(4%higherthanIVtPAalone)and10%forvesselperforation.
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C.SYNTHESIS,IMS-III,andMRRESCUE:2013Trials
1.In2013,threetrialswerepublishedintheNewEnglandJournalofMedicinecomparingIVtPAwith
endovasculartherapyforacuteischemicstroke.
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SYNTHESISrandomizedpatientstoIValteplaseor
endovascular therapy. Noncontrast CT was the only imagingmodality used for screening. Intervention occurred within 6 hours of stroke onset. If no occlusion was present on angiography, alteplase was administeredtothepresumedvascularterritory.Ifocclusionwasseenonangiography,theendovascular device used for clot retrieval was at the discretion of the interventionist. Of the 109 patients in the interventionalgroup,only56weretreatedwithadevice.TherewasnodifferenceinmRSat3months betweentheinterventionalgroupandtheIValteplasegroup.Inaddition,interventionaltreatmentdelayed therapybyonehour.
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2.IMS-IIIwasthelargestofthe2013trialsenrolling656participants.
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Patientswererequiredtohave
abaselineNIHSSof10orgreater,ie,largestrokesyndromes.AllpatientsreceivedIVtPAwithin3hours of stroke onset. Patients randomized to the interventional arm received treatment within 5 hours of symptomonset.Treatmenthadtobecompletedbefore7hoursofstrokeonset.AlthoughCTAwasusedin the latter part of the study, most patients were randomized to intervention without proving a LVO.
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Interventionwasprimarilymicrocatheter-basedadministrationofIAtPA.TheMercidevicewasusedin
28.4%oftheinterventionalgroup.TheSolitairestentretrieverwasavailabletowardtheendofthestudy andonlyusedin1.5%ofstudypatients.52Therewasnotasignificantdifferenceinindependentoutcomes betweentheinterventionalgroupandtheIVtPAgroup.AmajordeficiencyoftheIMS-IIIstudywasthat CTAwasnotutilizedtorandomizepatientsbetweentreatmentgroups.AsubgroupanalysisoftheIMS-III subjectswithaprovenlargevesselocclusionrevealedastatisticallysignificantdifferenceintherateof 24-hourrecanalization.Therewasalsoatrendtowardimprovedfunctionalindependence.
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3. Mechanical Retrieval and Recanalization of Stroke Clots Using Embolectomy (MR RESCUE)
randomized patientstomechanical thrombectomyversus medical therapy based ona documentedLVO afterIVtPAand“favorablepenumbralpattern.”51A“favorablepenumbralpattern”wasdefinedasacore infarctvolumelessthan90mLandapredictedinfarctof70%orlessoftheterritoryatrisk.Mechanical thrombectomy was initiated within 8 hours of onset. There was no significant difference in mRS at 90daysbetweenthegroups.Interestingly,revascularizationmeasuredonday7byMRAorCTAwasnot differentbetweenthe2groups.Interestingly,thepatientswhohadafavorablepenumbralpattern3hours afteronsethadbetteroutcomes,regardlessoftreatmentarm.Thissupportsthehypothesisthatcollateral status is an important predictor of stroke outcome. The 2013 trials were marred by a number of suboptimalconditions. Patientselection was poor. Indeed,most ofthe studies didnot confirmanLVO beforerandomization!Studyconclusionswereinappropriatelygeneralizedtomechanicalthrombectomy as a concept even though IA administration of thrombolytics was the dominant form of endovascular therapy.Finally,earlygenerationdeviceswereinefficientand,simplyput,hadpoorrecanalizationrates.
V.MRCLEANandtheEmergenceofaNewStandardofCare
In 2015, five clinical trials were published which studied mechanical thrombectomy in the era or improvedpatientselectionandsecond-generationmechanicalthrombectomydevices,ie,stentretrievers.
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A.MRCLEANTrial
TheMulticenterRandomizedClinicalTrialofEndovascularTreatmentforAcuteIschemicStrokeinthe Netherlands(MRCLEAN)wasthefirstofthesetrialstobereported.1500patientswithCTA-confirmed LVOs ofthe distal ICAor proximal MCA were randomized to IVtPA plusmechanical thrombectomy within6 hours ofstrokeonsetor IV tPA alone.Mechanical thrombectomywas performed witha stent retriever in 97.4% of the interventions. A favorable outcome, defined as mRS 0-2 at 90 days, was achievedin33%oftheinterventionalgroup,comparedwith19%oftheIVtPA–alonegroup.Therewas nosignificantdifferenceinICHor90-daymortality.
B.ESCAPETrial
TheEndovasculartreatmentforSmallCoreandAnteriorcirculationProximalocclusionwithEmphasis onminimizingCTtorecanalizationtimes(ESCAPE)trialsoughttoenroll500patientsbutstoppedat316 owingtoefficacy.3PatientshadanASPECTSgreaterthanorequalto6.CTAconfirmedanLVOofthe anteriorcirculation.Interventionhadtobestartedwithin12hoursofstrokeonset.Intheinterventionarm, 53%ofpatientsachievedagoodoutcome,measuredbyanmRS0-2at90days,comparedwithonly29% of the medical arm. A stent retriever was used in 86% of cases. There was no difference in ICH. Mortalitywasreducedintheinterventionalarm.
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C.EXTEND-IATrial
The Extending the Time for Thrombolysis in Emergency Neurological Deficits—Intra-Arterial (EXTEND-IA) trial randomized patients with ICA or MCA occlusions to IV tPA plus mechanical thrombectomy,usingtheSolitairerevascularizationdevice(astentretriever,MedtronicNeurovascular), versusIVtPAalone.2PerfusionimagingusingRAPIDsoftwarewasusedinallsubjects.CTperfusion inclusioncriteriaconsistedofmismatchratio>1.2,absolutemismatchvolume>10mL,andischemiccore volume <70 mL. There were two primary outcomes: reperfusionof the vascular territory at24 hours (measuredbypercentagereductionin the perfusionlesion volume) and8-point improvementinNIHSS (orNIHSS0-1)atday3.Thetrialwasstoppedearly(afterenrollmentof70patients)owingtotheresults ofMRCLEAN.Medianreperfusionat24hourswas100%.Neurologicimprovementoccurredin80%of themechanicalthrombectomygroupcomparedwith37%oftheIVtPAgroup.
D.SWIFTPRIMEandREVASCATTrials
The Solitaire with the Intention for Thrombec-tomy as Primary Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke(SWIFT PRIME) compared IV tPA alonewith IV tPAwith stentretriever mechanical thrombectomyinpatientswithLVOpresentingwithin6hoursofsymptomonset.5Perfusionimagingwas usedin158of196patients(83oftheinterventionalgroup)toscreenpatients.Thetrialwasstoppedearly owingtoefficacy.ThechanceofhavinganmRS0-2was60%inthestentretrievergroupcomparedwith 35%treatedwithIVtPAalone.Thenumberneededtotreatwas2.6.AtthesametimeSWIFTPRIMEwas published, the Randomized Trial of Revascularization with Solitaire FR Device versus BestMedical TherapyintheTreatmentofAcuteStrokeDuetoAnteriorCirculationLargeVesselOcclusionPresenting within8hours ofSymptomOnset(REVASCAT)trial reporteditsoutcomes afterclosingthe trialearly due to the positive results of MR CLEAN.4 Again, patients with known LVO assigned to the interventionalgroupweremorelikelytobeindependentat90dayscomparedtothepatientsreceivingIV tPA alone. Infarct volume at 24 hours was smaller in the interventional group (16.3 mL) versus the medicalgroup(38.6mL). Takentogether,the2015stentretrievertrialsdefineda newstandardofcare foracuteischemic stroke secondary toanterior circulationLVOs. MRCLEANandESCAPEshowed a benefit from mechanical thrombectomyeveninpatientsolderthan80years.Patientswithlargestrokesyndromesasmeasuredby NIHSS(SWIFTPRIME>17,ESCAPE>20,MRCLEAN>20)alsoshowedbenefit.
VI.TheNumberofPatientsEligibleforMechanical ThrombectomyContinuestoIncrease
A.PosteriorCirculationStrokes/AcuteBasilarOcclusion
continuestoincreaseincludingposteriorcirculationstrokes/acutebasilarocclusion.Withtheexceptionof a handful of patients in IMS III and SYNTHESIS, the 2015 mechanical thrombectomy trials studied anterior circulation LVOs. In part,this reflectsthe exceptionallyhighmorbidity and mortality of acute basilar artery occlusion (80%-90%) without intervention. Most interventionists are reluctant to offer aggressivetreatmentgiventhe grave naturalhistory. Amajority ofreportsintheliterature support this philosophy.Itisunlikelythatarandomizedclinicaltrialwilleverbeperformedtoanswerthisquestion conclusively.
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