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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrain IschemiaCerebral InfarctionFibrinolytic AgentsHematomaHumansIntracranial HemorrhagesMechanical ThrombolysisPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsStrokeThrombectomyThrombolytic TherapyTreatment OutcomeConceptsRisk 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 group