2020
The Effect of Hyperglycemia on Infarct Growth after Reperfusion: An Analysis of the DEFUSE 3 trial
Yaghi S, Dehkharghani S, Raz E, Jayaraman M, Tanweer O, Grory BM, Henninger N, Lansberg MG, Albers GW, Havenon A. The Effect of Hyperglycemia on Infarct Growth after Reperfusion: An Analysis of the DEFUSE 3 trial. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2020, 30: 105380. PMID: 33166769, PMCID: PMC7736545, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.105380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDEFUSE-3 trialsBaseline glucose levelsInfarct growthGlucose levelsPrimary outcomeAcute ischemic stroke patientsAggressive glycemic controlDEFUSE 3 patientsIschemic core volumePotential neuroprotective benefitsIschemic stroke patientsGood functional outcomeLarge vessel occlusionEffects of hyperglycemiaSuccessful endovascular reperfusionAdmission glucoseInfarction growthEndovascular reperfusionSuccessful reperfusionTICI 2bIschemic strokeNeuroprotective benefitsEndovascular therapyGlycemic controlStroke patients
2019
Results From DEFUSE 3
de Havenon A, Mlynash M, Kim-Tenser MA, Lansberg MG, Leslie-Mazwi T, Christensen S, McTaggart RA, Alexander M, Albers G, Broderick J, Marks MP, Heit JJ, Investigators O. Results From DEFUSE 3. Stroke 2019, 50: 632-638. PMID: 30726184, PMCID: PMC6628906, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.118.023407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic core volumeLarge vessel occlusionEndovascular thrombectomyCollateral statusTomography angiographyFunctional independenceDEFUSE 3Poor collateralsLeptomeningeal collateralsStroke patientsVessel occlusionGood collateralsAnterior circulation large vessel occlusionBaseline ischemic core volumeSmall ischemic core volumeAcute ischemic stroke patientsDEFUSE 3 patientsIschemic stroke patientsModified Rankin ScaleStroke-related deathComputed tomography angiographyGood leptomeningeal collateralsTreatment effectsNeurological outcomePrespecified analysis