2021
Similar admission NIHSS may represent larger tissue-at-risk in patients with right-sided versus left-sided large vessel occlusion
Mak A, Matouk C, Avery EW, Behland J, Frey D, Madai VI, Vajkoczy P, Malhotra A, Karam A, Sanelli P, Falcone GJ, Petersen NH, Sansing L, Sheth KN, Payabvash S. Similar admission NIHSS may represent larger tissue-at-risk in patients with right-sided versus left-sided large vessel occlusion. Journal Of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2021, 14: 985-991. PMID: 34645705, DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2021-017785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge vessel occlusionFinal infarct volumeLarger final infarct volumeWorse discharge outcomesInfarct volumeAdmission NIHSSDischarge outcomesVessel occlusionScale scoreMultivariate analysisAnterior large vessel occlusionLower admission NIHSS scoreHealth Stroke Scale scoreAdmission National InstitutesAdmission stroke severityPoor discharge outcomeStroke Scale scoreLarger infarct volumesAdmission NIHSS scoreRankin Scale scoreVoxel-wise analysisIncomplete reperfusionInfarct distributionOcclusion sideNIHSS score
2019
Decreases in Blood Pressure During Thrombectomy Are Associated With Larger Infarct Volumes and Worse Functional Outcome
Petersen NH, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Wang A, Lopez GV, Strander S, Kodali S, Silverman A, Zheng-Lin B, Dandapat S, Sansing LH, Schindler JL, Falcone GJ, Gilmore EJ, Amin H, Cord B, Hebert RM, Matouk C, Sheth KN. Decreases in Blood Pressure During Thrombectomy Are Associated With Larger Infarct Volumes and Worse Functional Outcome. Stroke 2019, 50: 1797-1804. PMID: 31159701, PMCID: PMC6787912, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.118.024286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFinal infarct volumeWorse functional outcomeInfarct volumeEndovascular thrombectomyFunctional outcomeOcclusion strokeCerebral infarction 2b/3 reperfusionPressure reductionLarge vessel intracranial occlusionsGreater infarct growthBlood pressure reductionComprehensive stroke centerPercent of patientsBlood pressure managementLarger infarct volumesModified Rankin ScaleRankin Scale scoreMultivariable logistic regressionRelative hypotensionSustained hypotensionInfarct progressionNinety patientsInfarct growthIschemic penumbraIschemic stroke