2024
Is Clot Composition Associated With Cause of Stroke? A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
Sujijantarat N, Templeton K, Antonios J, Renedo D, Koo A, Haynes J, Fathima B, Amllay A, Nowicki K, Huttner A, Giles J, Navaratnam D, Sansing L, Hebert R, King J, Matouk C. Is Clot Composition Associated With Cause of Stroke? A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis. Stroke Vascular And Interventional Neurology 2024 DOI: 10.1161/svin.124.001426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCause of strokeRed blood cellsWhite blood cellsBlood cellsMechanical thrombectomyCardioembolic groupHistological compositionMeta-analysisLow red blood cellQuantity of red blood cellsRandom-effects meta-analysisAcute ischemic strokeEffects meta-analysisEnglish-language articlesMean percentage differenceAdult patientsMEDLINE databaseCochrane LibraryClinical utilityIschemic strokeLanguage articlesPatientsPercentage differenceArteryCellular compositionOutcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy for Patients With Stroke Presenting With Low Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score in Early and Late Time Windows
Elawady S, Cunningham C, Matsukawa H, Uchida K, Lin S, Maier I, Jabbour P, Kim J, Wolfe S, Rai A, Starke R, Psychogios M, Samaniego E, Arthur A, Yoshimura S, Cuellar H, Grossberg J, Alawieh A, Romano D, Tanweer O, Mascitelli J, Fragata I, Polifka A, Osbun J, Crosa R, Matouk C, Park M, Levitt M, Brinjikji W, Moss M, Dumont T, Williamson R, Navia P, Kan P, De Leacy R, Chowdhry S, Ezzeldin M, Spiotta A, Al Kasab S. Outcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy for Patients With Stroke Presenting With Low Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score in Early and Late Time Windows. Neurosurgery 2024, 95: 877-885. PMID: 39293795, DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography ScoreLower Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography ScoreComputed Tomography ScoreLarge vessel occlusionMechanical thrombectomyRate of symptomatic ICHMedian admission National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scoreAnterior circulation large vessel occlusionProportion of female patientsVessel occlusionPrevalence of atrial fibrillationIntracranial large vessel occlusionAdmission National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scoreNational Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scoreMulticenter international registryOutcomes of mechanical thrombectomyRetrospective cohort studyWindow groupStroke Scale scoreSymptomatic ICHNo significant differenceFemale patientsPropensity matchingAtrial fibrillationInternational registryImpact of Procedure Time on First Pass Effect in Mechanical Thrombectomy for Anterior Circulation Acute Ischemic Stroke
Koo A, Reeves B, Renedo D, Maier I, Al Kasab S, Jabbour P, Kim J, Wolfe S, Rai A, Starke R, Psychogios M, Shaban A, Arthur A, Yoshimura S, Cuellar H, Grossberg J, Alawieh A, Romano D, Tanweer O, Mascitelli J, Fragata I, Polifka A, Osbun J, Crosa R, Park M, Levitt M, Brinjikji W, Moss M, Dumont T, Williamson R, Navia P, Kan P, Spiotta A, Sheth K, de Havenon A, Matouk C. Impact of Procedure Time on First Pass Effect in Mechanical Thrombectomy for Anterior Circulation Acute Ischemic Stroke. Neurosurgery 2024, 95: 128-136. PMID: 38483158, DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnterior circulation large vessel occlusion acute ischemic strokeAcute ischemic strokeLarge vessel occlusion acute ischemic strokeProcedure timeMechanical thrombectomyExcellent reperfusionClinical benefitIschemic strokeAnterior circulation acute ischemic strokeSuccess of mechanical thrombectomyModified Rankin Scale scoreRankin Scale scoreLogistic regression modelsNo significant differencePrimary study exposuresPrimary outcomeFunctional outcomesPotential confoundersStudy exposureThrombectomy devicesScale scoreThrombectomyReperfusionPatientsSignificant difference
2023
Successful mechanical thrombectomy for terminal ICA bullet embolism: A case report.
Clouse J, Thaci B, Clark A, Baggett M, Raslan O, Matouk C, Waldau B, Cord B. Successful mechanical thrombectomy for terminal ICA bullet embolism: A case report. Interventional Neuroradiology 2023, 15910199231219021. PMID: 38073079, DOI: 10.1177/15910199231219021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMechanical thrombectomyBullet embolismBullet fragmentsMiddle cerebral arterySuccessful mechanical thrombectomyLeft-sided hemiparesisRight M1 segmentMultiple gunshot woundsProper resuscitationIschemic eventsCerebral arteryCase reportHead injuryTomography angiographyM1 segmentLower extremitiesForeign bodyGunshot woundsThrombectomyBlood vesselsEmbolismInjuryDistalRare eventVesselsPredictors of Angiographic Outcome After Failed Thrombectomy for Large Vessel Occlusion: Insights from the Stroke Thrombectomy and Aneurysm Registry
Webb M, Essibayi M, Al Kasab S, Maier I, Psychogios M, Grossberg J, Alawieh A, Wolfe S, Arthur A, Dumont T, Kan P, Kim J, De Leacy R, Osbun J, Rai A, Jabbour P, Park M, Crosa R, Levitt M, Polifka A, Yoshimura S, Matouk C, Williamson R, Fragata I, Chowdhry S, Starke R, Samaniego E, Cuellar H, Spiotta A, Mascitelli J. Predictors of Angiographic Outcome After Failed Thrombectomy for Large Vessel Occlusion: Insights from the Stroke Thrombectomy and Aneurysm Registry. Neurosurgery 2023, 93: 1168-1179. PMID: 37377425, DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge vessel occlusionMechanical thrombectomyProcedure timeSubgroup analysisPosterior circulation large vessel occlusionOnset-to-puncture timeAssociated with more complicationsStroke thrombectomyVessel occlusionPremorbid modified Rankin ScaleAneurysm RegistrySymptomatic intracerebral hemorrhageIncreased procedure timeBalloon guide catheterInternal carotid arteryAssociated with lesser oddsRescue intracranial stentingPredictors of angiographic outcomeRescue stentingRetrospective reviewM2 occlusionsAngiographic outcomesNo significant differenceFailed thrombectomyIntracerebral hemorrhage
2020
Stem Cell Therapy for Stroke
Robert S, Matouk C. Stem Cell Therapy for Stroke. 2020, 331-345. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-56954-9_15.ChaptersTissue plasminogen activatorCell therapyIntravenous tissue plasminogen activatorSurvival of patientsPost-ischemic brainCause of disabilityDevastating neurological disorderEffectiveness of treatmentStem cell therapyMechanical thrombectomyAcute settingSafety profileFunctional outcomeBrain damageCurrent treatmentBlood flowAnimal modelsPromising treatmentNeurological disordersBrain vasculaturePreclinical trialsStrokeTherapyPreclinical researchPatients
2019
Percutaneous Trans-Carotid Puncture for Mechanical Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients is Safe and Effective: A Large, Single-Center Case Series
Cord B, Wang A, Chouairi F, Koo A, Porto C, Silverman A, Kodali S, Strander S, Falcone G, Sheth K, Hebert R, Sansing L, Schindler J, Petersen N, Matouk C. Percutaneous Trans-Carotid Puncture for Mechanical Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients is Safe and Effective: A Large, Single-Center Case Series. Neurosurgery 2019, 66: 310-167. DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyz310_167.Peer-Reviewed Original Research