Cervical Dissection in Patients With Tandem Lesions Is Associated With Distal Embolism and Lower Recanalization Success
Galecio-Castillo M, Guerrero W, Hassan A, Farooqui M, Jumaa M, Divani A, Abraham M, Petersen N, Fifi J, Malik A, Siegler J, Nguyen T, Sheth S, Yoo A, Linares G, Janjua N, Quispe-Orozco D, Olivé-Gadea M, Tekle W, Zaidi S, Sabbagh S, Barkley T, Prasad A, De Leacy R, Abdalkader M, Salazar-Marioni S, Soomro J, Gordon W, Turabova C, Rodriguez-Calienes A, Dibas M, Mokin M, Yavagal D, Ribo M, Jovin T, Ortega-Gutierrez S. Cervical Dissection in Patients With Tandem Lesions Is Associated With Distal Embolism and Lower Recanalization Success. Stroke 2024, 55: 1808-1817. PMID: 38913799, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.123.046148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternal carotid arteryCervical internal carotid arteryDistal embolizationModified ThrombolysisTandem lesionsMulticenter retrospective cohort studyParenchymal hematoma type 2Internal carotid artery stenosis/occlusionModified Rankin Scale scoreSymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageInverse probability of treatment weightingCerebral Infarction scoreCervical ICA dissectionRetrospective cohort studyProbability of treatment weightingRankin Scale scoreAssociated with higher ratesFunctional independenceRates of hypertensionAssociated with distal embolizationSelf-expanding stentsDissection etiologyRisk of distal embolizationICA occlusionCervical dissection