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
Recurrence 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
2019
Blood Pressure Variability and Neurologic Outcome After Endovascular Thrombectomy
Mistry EA, Mehta T, Mistry A, Arora N, Starosciak AK, De Los Rios La Rosa F, Siegler JE, Chitale R, Anadani M, Yaghi S, Khatri P, de Havenon A. Blood Pressure Variability and Neurologic Outcome After Endovascular Thrombectomy. Stroke 2019, 51: 511-518. PMID: 31813361, PMCID: PMC8010595, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.027549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh blood pressure variabilityBlood pressure variabilitySystolic blood pressure variabilityEndovascular treatmentPoor outcomeStroke patientsPressure variabilityAnterior circulation acute ischemic stroke patientsLower systolic blood pressure variabilityMeasure of BPVAcute ischemic stroke patientsDiastolic blood pressure variabilityLogistic regressionLarge vessel occlusion strokeMulticenter cohort studyIschemic stroke patientsWorse functional outcomeRate of deathNeurologic outcomeNeurological outcomeCohort studyEndovascular thrombectomyDiastolic BPHighest tertileOcclusion stroke
2017
In large vessel occlusive stroke, time is brain… but collaterals are time
de Havenon A, Southerland AM. In large vessel occlusive stroke, time is brain… but collaterals are time. Neurology 2017, 90: 153-154. PMID: 29282331, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000004870.Peer-Reviewed Original Research