2024
Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion due to Intracranial Stenosis: Identification, Management, Challenges, and Future Directions
Al Kasab S, Nguyen T, Derdeyn C, Yaghi S, Amin-Hanjani S, Kicielinski K, Zaidat O, de Havenon A. Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion due to Intracranial Stenosis: Identification, Management, Challenges, and Future Directions. Stroke 2024, 55: 355-365. PMID: 38252763, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.123.043635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracranial atherosclerotic stenosisVessel occlusionRecurrence riskEarly recurrence riskHigh-risk patientsAggressive medical managementRecurrent stroke riskEndovascular therapyHemodynamic failureTreatment strategiesPerfusion imagingAdvanced ageEndovascular interventionIntracranial stenosisMedical managementRisk factorsHigh riskAdvanced imagingAtherosclerotic stenosisStroke riskOcclusionStenosisPatientsRisk
2023
RESCUE‐ICAS: Rationale and Study Design
Almallouhi E, de Havenon A, Asi K, Limaye K, Maier I, Starke R, Psychogios M, Inoa V, Grossberg J, Mascitelli J, Samaniego E, Fragata I, Kass‐Hout T, Capasso F, Dmytriw A, Jehani H, Modovan K, Yaghi S, Ezzeldin M, Grandhi R, Wolfe S, Fargen K, Jabbour P, Naamani K, Spiotta A, Zaidat O, Kasab S. RESCUE‐ICAS: Rationale and Study Design. Stroke Vascular And Interventional Neurology 2023, 3 DOI: 10.1161/svin.122.000530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchICAS-LVORescue therapyIntracranial stenosisCerebral Infarction scoreMechanical thrombectomy failureSymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageProspective cohort studyLarge vessel occlusionRankin Scale scoreOptimal treatment strategyThrombectomy failureProspective registrySuccessful recanalizationCohort studyModified thrombolysisAtherosclerotic diseaseIntracranial hemorrhageTreatment strategiesCommon causeInclusion criteriaRadiographic dataImaging variablesScale scoreMT casesPatientsRecurrence risk in symptomatic intracranial stenosis treated medically in the real world
Yaghi S, Shu L, Goldstein E, Chang A, Kala N, Stretz C, Burton T, Perelstein E, Furie K, Jayaraman M, Torabi R, Moldovan K, de Havenon A, Khatri P, Gebregziabher M, Liebeskind D, Prabhakaran S. Recurrence risk in symptomatic intracranial stenosis treated medically in the real world. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2023, 32: 107086. PMID: 37030126, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracranial atherosclerotic stenosisSymptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosisClinical trialsRecurrence riskRecurrent strokeInclusion criteriaReal-world settingMaximal medical treatmentRecurrent stroke rateDual antiplatelet therapyAcute ischemic strokeReal-world cohortSymptomatic intracranial stenosisPharmacological treatment strategiesCox regression modelMeeting inclusion criteriaLow event ratesAntiplatelet therapyStroke RegistryIschemic eventsIschemic strokeWorld CohortHospitalized patientsEarly recurrenceIntracranial stenosis
2022
Borderzone infarction and recurrent stroke in intracranial atherosclerosis
Kvernland A, Torres J, Raz E, Nossek E, de Havenon A, Gebregziabher M, Khatri P, Prabhakaran S, Liebeskind D, Yaghi S. Borderzone infarction and recurrent stroke in intracranial atherosclerosis. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2022, 32: 106897. PMID: 36402094, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2022.106897.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent cerebrovascular eventsIntracranial stenosisBorderzone infarctsInfarct patternsIschemic strokeBorderzone infarctionRetrospective single-center studyAcute ischemic strokeRecurrent ischemic strokeSingle-center studySymptomatic intracranial stenosisHigh-risk cohortBinary logistic regression analysisDistal blood flowAlternative treatment strategiesLogistic regression analysisLogistic regression modelsCerebrovascular eventsRecurrent strokeIntracranial atherosclerosisPrimary outcomeCenter studyMean ageSurrogate markerTreatment strategies
2021
Impaired Distal Perfusion Predicts Length of Hospital Stay in Patients with Symptomatic Middle Cerebral Artery Stenosis
Yaghi S, de Havenon A, Honda T, Hinman JD, Raychev R, Sharma LK, Kim S, Feldmann E, Romano JG, Prabhakaran S, Liebeskind DS. Impaired Distal Perfusion Predicts Length of Hospital Stay in Patients with Symptomatic Middle Cerebral Artery Stenosis. Journal Of Neuroimaging 2021, 31: 475-479. PMID: 33565162, PMCID: PMC8119309, DOI: 10.1111/jon.12839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackMCA stenosisPerfusion delayPerfusion imagingSymptomatic middle cerebral artery stenosisMiddle cerebral artery stenosisSymptomatic MCA stenosisComprehensive stroke centerSymptomatic intracranial stenosisCerebral artery stenosisContinuous variablesHospital stayIschemic attackIschemic strokeStenosis patientsStroke centersSymptom onsetConsecutive patientsArtery stenosisIntracranial stenosisProspective studyRetrospective studyPredicts LengthInclusion criteriaMismatch volume
2020
Poststroke Montreal Cognitive Assessment and Recurrent Stroke in Patients With Symptomatic Intracranial Atherosclerosis
Yaghi S, Cotsonis G, de Havenon A, Prahbakaran S, Romano JG, Lazar RM, Marshall RS, Feldmann E, Liebeskind DS. Poststroke Montreal Cognitive Assessment and Recurrent Stroke in Patients With Symptomatic Intracranial Atherosclerosis. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2020, 29: 104663. PMID: 32044220, PMCID: PMC8985650, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.104663.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMontreal Cognitive AssessmentRecurrent ischemic strokeRecurrent strokeIschemic strokeCognitive impairmentMultivariable Cox regression modelsCognitive AssessmentAggressive medical therapyAnterior circulation stenosisIntracranial Stenosis (SAMMPRIS) trialPreventing Recurrent StrokeStroke recurrence riskLong-term morbiditySymptomatic intracranial atherosclerosisCox regression modelPoststroke cognitive impairmentMean followStroke recurrenceIntracranial atherosclerosisMedical therapyPrimary outcomeArtery stenosisIntracranial stenosisStroke patientsMean age
2019
Peri-procedural stroke or death in stenting of symptomatic severe intracranial stenosis
Yaghi S, Khatri P, de Havenon A, Yeatts S, Chang AD, Cutting S, Mac Grory B, Burton T, Jayaraman MV, McTaggart RA, Fiorella D, Derdeyn C, Zaidat OO, Dehkharghani S, Amin-Hanjani S, Furie K, Prahbakaran S, Liebeskind D. Peri-procedural stroke or death in stenting of symptomatic severe intracranial stenosis. Journal Of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2019, 12: 374. PMID: 31484697, PMCID: PMC8022354, DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2019-015225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic intracranial atherosclerosisAngioplasty/stentingPrimary outcomeSAMMPRIS trialLesion lengthPeri-procedural strokeSevere intracranial stenosisStroke/deathOdds of strokeNew clinical trialsProcedure-specific variablesLogistic regression analysisPatient-specific variablesModest predictive valueSymptomatic severe intracranial stenosisIntracranial atherosclerosisSmoking historySmoking statusIntracranial stenosisFDA indicationClinical trialsPatientsReliable biomarkersStentingPredictive value