Safety Outcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy Versus Combined Thrombectomy and Intravenous Thrombolysis in Tandem Lesions
Rodriguez-Calienes A, Galecio-Castillo M, Farooqui M, Hassan A, Jumaa M, Divani A, Ribo M, Abraham M, Petersen N, Fifi J, Guerrero W, Malik A, Siegler J, Nguyen T, Yoo A, Linares G, Janjua N, Quispe-Orozco D, Tekle W, Alhajala H, Ikram A, Rizzo F, Qureshi A, Begunova L, Matsoukas S, Vigilante N, Salazar-Marioni S, Abdalkader M, Gordon W, Soomro J, Turabova C, Vivanco-Suarez J, Mokin M, Yavagal D, Jovin T, Sheth S, Ortega-Gutierrez S. Safety Outcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy Versus Combined Thrombectomy and Intravenous Thrombolysis in Tandem Lesions. Stroke 2023, 54: 2522-2533. PMID: 37602387, PMCID: PMC10599264, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.123.042966.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of sICHParenchymal hematoma type 2Symptomatic intracranial hemorrhageRankin Scale score 0Intravenous antiplatelet therapyIntravenous thrombolysisFavorable functional outcomeMechanical thrombectomyHemorrhagic transformationFunctional outcomeType 2Antiplatelet therapyHospital mortalitySuccessful reperfusionComplete reperfusionScore 0Tandem lesionsAnterior circulation tandem lesionsExcellent functional outcomeIVT treatmentStroke centersMulticenter cohortPrimary outcomeRevascularization techniquesAlone groupEmergent external ventricular drain placement in patients with factor Xa inhibitor-associated intracerebral hemorrhage after reversal with andexanet alfa
Ammar A, Elsamadicy A, Ammar M, Reeves B, Koo A, Falcone G, Hwang D, Petersen N, Kim J, Beekman R, Prust M, Magid-Bernstein J, Acosta J, Herbert R, Sheth K, Matouk C, Gilmore E. Emergent external ventricular drain placement in patients with factor Xa inhibitor-associated intracerebral hemorrhage after reversal with andexanet alfa. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2023, 226: 107621. PMID: 36791588, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2023.107621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAndexanet alfaExtra-axial hemorrhageEVD placementThrombotic eventsNew hemorrhagePrimary safety outcomeExternal ventricular drain placementLarge prospective studiesIntensive care unitIntracerebral hemorrhage patientsVentricular drain placementBolus patientsHospital lengthHospital LOSICU LOSTract hemorrhageRankin scoreSecondary outcomesAdult patientsBolus groupPrimary outcomeCare unitIntracerebral hemorrhageLong administration timeHemorrhage patients