2024
Automated detection of early signs of irreversible ischemic change on CTA source images in patients with large vessel occlusion
Mak A, Matouk C, Avery E, Behland J, Haider S, Frey D, Madai V, Vajkoczy P, Griessenauer C, Zand R, Hendrix P, Abedi V, Sanelli P, Falcone G, Petersen N, Sansing L, Sheth K, Payabvash S, Malhotra A. Automated detection of early signs of irreversible ischemic change on CTA source images in patients with large vessel occlusion. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0304962. PMID: 38870240, PMCID: PMC11175522, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304962.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiffusion-weighted imagingLarge vessel occlusionIrreversible ischemic changesPoor functional outcomeFunctional outcomesIschemic changesInfarct volumeAlberta Stroke Program Early CT ScorePredicting poor functional outcomeVessel occlusionFollow-up diffusion-weighted imagingAnterior circulation LVO strokeCTA source imagesReceiver operating characteristic curveExpert human readersPredicting final infarctionASPECTS regionsAdmission CTANon-inferior performanceBaseline CTACT scoreFinal infarctEndovascular therapyHU attenuationValidation cohortAPOE ε4 and Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Patients With Brain Arteriovenous Malformation
Renedo D, Rivier C, Koo A, Sujijantarat N, Clocchiatti-Tuozzo S, Wu K, Torres-Lopez V, Huo S, Gunel M, de Havenon A, Sheth K, Matouk C, Falcone G. APOE ε4 and Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Patients With Brain Arteriovenous Malformation. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2355368. PMID: 38363572, PMCID: PMC10873768, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.55368.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApolipoprotein E e4Participants of European ancestryRisk of intracerebral hemorrhageHigh risk of intracerebral hemorrhageCross-sectional studyUK BiobankEuropean ancestryHigh riskUs Research ProgramUK Biobank participantsInternational Classification of DiseasesAssociated with higher risk of ICHCross-sectional study of patientsAPOE e4 statusClassification of DiseasesApolipoprotein ENinth Revision and Tenth RevisionAssociated with higher riskIndividual-level dataMultivariate logistic regressionIntracerebral hemorrhage riskBrain arteriovenous malformationsIntracerebral hemorrhageBiobank participantsTenth RevisionCOVID‐19 Infection Is Associated With Poor Outcomes in Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Renedo D, Leasure A, Young R, Rivier C, Alhanti B, Mac Grory B, Messe S, Reeves M, Hassan A, Schwamm L, de Havenon A, Matouk C, Sheth K, Falcone G. COVID‐19 Infection Is Associated With Poor Outcomes in Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2024, 13: e030999. PMID: 38293940, PMCID: PMC11056169, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.030999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOdds of poor outcomeIntracerebral hemorrhageCOVID-19 infectionPoor outcomeHealth care deliverySkilled nursing facilityMultivariate analysisOdds of mortalityConcomitant COVID-19 infectionAssociated with poor outcomesCare deliveryNursing facilitiesPoor functional outcomeCOVID-19OddsICH outcomeImpact of COVID-19No significant differenceObservational studyHemorrhagic strokeWorsen outcomesPatient populationFunctional outcomesStroke dataPatients
2023
Detection of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Using Low-Field, Portable Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients With Stroke
Mazurek M, Parasuram N, Peng T, Beekman R, Yadlapalli V, Sorby-Adams A, Lalwani D, Zabinska J, Gilmore E, Petersen N, Falcone G, Sujijantarat N, Matouk C, Payabvash S, Sze G, Schiff S, Iglesias J, Rosen M, de Havenon A, Kimberly W, Sheth K. Detection of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Using Low-Field, Portable Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients With Stroke. Stroke 2023, 54: 2832-2841. PMID: 37795593, PMCID: PMC11103256, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.123.043146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Impact of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Duration on Unruptured Aneurysm Occlusion After Flow Diversion: A Multicenter Study
Vranic J, Harker P, Stapleton C, Regenhardt R, Dmytriw A, Doron O, Alotaibi N, Leslie-Mazwi T, Gupta R, Berglar I, Tan C, Koch M, Raymond S, Mascitelli J, Patterson T, Seinfeld J, White A, Case D, Roark C, Gandhi C, Al-Mufti F, Cooper J, Matouk C, Sujijantarat N, Devia D, Ocampo-Navia M, Villamizar-Torres D, Puentes J, Patel A. The Impact of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Duration on Unruptured Aneurysm Occlusion After Flow Diversion: A Multicenter Study. Journal Of Computer Assisted Tomography 2023, 47: 753-758. PMID: 37707405, DOI: 10.1097/rct.0000000000001457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual antiplatelet therapyAneurysm occlusion rateAneurysm occlusionDAPT durationThromboembolic complicationsOcclusion rateFlow diversionDuration of DAPTDual antiplatelet therapy durationIntracranial aneurysmsSingle Pipeline Embolization DeviceAntiplatelet therapy durationEndoluminal flow diversionRate of complicationsPrimary outcome measurePipeline Embolization DeviceSignificant differencesUnruptured intracranial aneurysmsAspirin monotherapyAntiplatelet therapyIschemic strokeTherapy durationIatrogenic complicationsRetrospective reviewMulticenter studyPredictors 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 hemorrhageHigher Hospital Frailty Risk Score Is Associated With Increased Risk of Stroke: Observational and Genetic Analyses
Renedo D, Acosta J, Koo A, Rivier C, Sujijantarat N, de Havenon A, Sharma R, Gill T, Sheth K, Falcone G, Matouk C. Higher Hospital Frailty Risk Score Is Associated With Increased Risk of Stroke: Observational and Genetic Analyses. Stroke 2023, 54: 1538-1547. PMID: 37216451, PMCID: PMC10212531, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.122.041891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital Frailty Risk ScoreRisk of strokeHighest Hospital Frailty Risk ScoresDate of consentFrailty Risk ScoreMendelian randomization analysisStroke riskRisk scoreRandomization analysisTime of enrollmentAvailable electronic health recordsMendelian randomizationElectronic health recordsLook-back periodIncident strokeDose-response wayFrailty statusHemorrhagic strokeMultivariable analysisStroke eventsObservational studyHigh riskFrailtySignificant associationSimilar associationMalpractice Litigation Related to Diagnosis and Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms
Khan A, Khunte M, Wu X, Bajaj S, Payabvash S, Wintermark M, Matouk C, Seidenwurm D, Gandhi D, Parizel P, Mezrich J, Malhotra A. Malpractice Litigation Related to Diagnosis and Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2023, 44: 460-466. PMID: 36997286, PMCID: PMC10084911, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a7828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergent external ventricular drain placement in patients with factor Xa inhibitor-associated intracerebral hemorrhage after reversal with andexanet alfa
Ammar A, Elsamadicy A, Ammar M, Reeves B, Koo A, Falcone G, Hwang D, Petersen N, Kim J, Beekman R, Prust M, Magid-Bernstein J, Acosta J, Herbert R, Sheth K, Matouk C, Gilmore E. Emergent external ventricular drain placement in patients with factor Xa inhibitor-associated intracerebral hemorrhage after reversal with andexanet alfa. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2023, 226: 107621. PMID: 36791588, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2023.107621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAndexanet alfaExtra-axial hemorrhageEVD placementThrombotic eventsNew hemorrhagePrimary safety outcomeExternal ventricular drain placementLarge prospective studiesIntensive care unitIntracerebral hemorrhage patientsVentricular drain placementBolus patientsHospital lengthHospital LOSICU LOSTract hemorrhageRankin scoreSecondary outcomesAdult patientsBolus groupPrimary outcomeCare unitIntracerebral hemorrhageLong administration timeHemorrhage patientsFuture of Neurology & Technology: Neuroimaging Made Accessible Using Low-Field, Portable MRI
Parasuram N, Crawford A, Mazurek M, Chavva I, Beekman R, Gilmore E, Petersen N, Payabvash S, Sze G, Eugenio Iglesias J, Omay S, Matouk C, Longbrake E, de Havenon A, Schiff S, Rosen M, Kimberly W, Sheth K. Future of Neurology & Technology: Neuroimaging Made Accessible Using Low-Field, Portable MRI. Neurology 2023, 100: 1067-1071. PMID: 36720639, PMCID: PMC10259275, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIn Reply to the Letter to Editor Regarding "Hospital Frailty Risk Score Predicts Adverse Events and Readmission Following Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery for Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus"
Koo A, Elsamadicy A, Matouk C. In Reply to the Letter to Editor Regarding "Hospital Frailty Risk Score Predicts Adverse Events and Readmission Following Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery for Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus". World Neurosurgery 2023, 169: 124. PMID: 36585096, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.11.023.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Response to letter to the Editor on ‘Utility of the Hospital Frailty Risk Score in patients undergoing endovascular treatment for ruptured aneurysms’
Koo A, Elsamadicy A, Renedo D, Matouk C. Response to letter to the Editor on ‘Utility of the Hospital Frailty Risk Score in patients undergoing endovascular treatment for ruptured aneurysms’. Journal Of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2022, 15: 307-308. PMID: 36319084, DOI: 10.1136/jnis-2022-019708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnrepaired Maternal Vein of Galen Malformation in Pregnancy: A Case Report
Ackerman-Banks C, Fardelmann K, Lam D, Simmons M, Elder R, Matouk C, Campbell K. Unrepaired Maternal Vein of Galen Malformation in Pregnancy: A Case Report. A&A Practice 2022, 16: e01634. PMID: 36599040, DOI: 10.1213/xaa.0000000000001634.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsGalen malformationMaternal veinPregnant patientsCesarean deliveryNeuraxial analgesiaTerm neonatesAnesthetic managementHeart failureCardiac failureVentricular dilationIntracranial hemorrhageCase reportCare centerDevelopmental delayPatientsPregnancyLesionsMalformationsVeinUnrepaired lesionsDeliveryAnalgesiaEmbolizationHemorrhageNeonates
2021
Drip-and-ship versus mothership for endovascular treatment of acute stroke: A comparative effectiveness analysis
Wu X, Wira C, Matouk C, Forman H, Gandhi D, Sanelli P, Schindler J, Malhotra A. Drip-and-ship versus mothership for endovascular treatment of acute stroke: A comparative effectiveness analysis. International Journal Of Stroke 2021, 17: 315-322. PMID: 33759645, DOI: 10.1177/17474930211008701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComprehensive stroke centerPrimary stroke centerAcute stroke patientsNearest comprehensive stroke centerAcute strokeMothership strategyStroke centersStroke patientsPlace of onsetHealth benefitsMarkov decision-analytic modelComparative effectiveness analysisRecent medical literatureMultiple sensitivity analysesDecision analytic modelMothership modelPrimary outcomeEndovascular treatmentPrehospital triageSudden onsetPatientsMedical literatureStrokeShip strategyTarget population
2018
Risk of Branch Occlusion and Ischemic Complications with the Pipeline Embolization Device in the Treatment of Posterior Circulation Aneurysms
Adeeb N, Griessenauer C, Dmytriw A, Shallwani H, Gupta R, Foreman P, Shakir H, Moore J, Limbucci N, Mangiafico S, Kumar A, Michelozzi C, Zhang Y, Pereira V, Matouk C, Harrigan M, Siddiqui A, Levy E, Renieri L, Marotta T, Cognard C, Ogilvy C, Thomas A. Risk of Branch Occlusion and Ischemic Complications with the Pipeline Embolization Device in the Treatment of Posterior Circulation Aneurysms. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2018, 39: 1303-1309. PMID: 29880475, PMCID: PMC7655425, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a5696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior circulation aneurysmsPipeline Embolization DevicePosterior cerebral arteryIschemic complicationsInferior cerebellar arteryEmbolization DeviceVertebral arteryCerebellar arteryCerebral arteryBranch occlusionAnterior inferior cerebellar arteryPosterior inferior cerebellar arteryCohort of patientsContralateral vertebral arteryLow associated morbiditySuperior cerebellar arteryLong-term patencyAnterior circulationIschemic eventsAssociated morbidityConsecutive patientsPosterior circulationEndovascular treatmentMultivariable analysisRetrospective reviewCarotid Artery Wall Imaging: Perspective and Guidelines from the ASNR Vessel Wall Imaging Study Group and Expert Consensus Recommendations of the American Society of Neuroradiology
Saba L, Yuan C, Hatsukami T, Balu N, Qiao Y, DeMarco J, Saam T, Moody A, Li D, Matouk C, Johnson M, Jäger H, Mossa-Basha M, Kooi M, Fan Z, Saloner D, Wintermark M, Mikulis D, Wasserman B. Carotid Artery Wall Imaging: Perspective and Guidelines from the ASNR Vessel Wall Imaging Study Group and Expert Consensus Recommendations of the American Society of Neuroradiology. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2018, 39: e9-e31. PMID: 29326139, PMCID: PMC7410574, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a5488.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLuminal stenosisStudy groupCarotid artery atherosclerosisCarotid artery diseaseRandomized clinical trialsExpert consensus recommendationsDigital subtraction angiographyVessel wall imaging techniquesArtery atherosclerosisIschemic eventsArtery diseaseIschemic injuryPlaque featuresHistopathologic studyClinical trialsConsensus recommendationsSubtraction angiographyFurther evaluationStenosisArterial wallMR angiographyPlaquesVessel wallExact roleAmerican Society
2015
High-Resolution Vessel Wall Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Angiogram-Negative Non-Perimesencephalic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Coutinho J, Sacho R, Schaafsma J, Agid R, Krings T, Radovanovic I, Matouk C, Mikulis D, Mandell D. High-Resolution Vessel Wall Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Angiogram-Negative Non-Perimesencephalic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Clinical Neuroradiology 2015, 27: 175-183. PMID: 26608742, DOI: 10.1007/s00062-015-0484-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngiogram-negative subarachnoid hemorrhageNon-perimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhageMagnetic resonance imagingVessel wall MRISubarachnoid hemorrhageArterial wall enhancementPatient managementWall enhancementResonance imagingRuptured blood blister aneurysmsAtherosclerotic risk factorsBasilar artery wallHigh-resolution vessel wall magnetic resonance imagingPerimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhageVessel wall magnetic resonance imagingBlood blister aneurysmsCause of hemorrhageVessel wall abnormalitiesCircle of WillisIntracranial vessel wall MRIGadolinium-enhanced T1Consecutive patientsMultiple arteriesRecurrent hemorrhageBlack-blood sequence
2013
Vessel Wall Magnetic Resonance Imaging Identifies the Site of Rupture in Patients With Multiple Intracranial AneurysmsProof of Principle
Matouk CC, Mandell DM, Günel M, Bulsara KR, Malhotra A, Hebert R, Johnson MH, Mikulis DJ, Minja FJ. Vessel Wall Magnetic Resonance Imaging Identifies the Site of Rupture in Patients With Multiple Intracranial AneurysmsProof of Principle. Neurosurgery 2013, 72: 492-496. PMID: 23151622, DOI: 10.1227/neu.0b013e31827d1012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhageSite of ruptureSubarachnoid hemorrhageMultiple intracranial aneurysmsMR-VWIHigh-resolution magnetic resonance vessel wall imagingIntracranial aneurysmsSteno-occlusive cerebrovascular diseaseVessel wall magnetic resonance imagingMR imaging findingsVessel wall enhancementMagnetic resonance vessel wall imagingMagnetic resonance imagingVessel wall imagingDefinitive treatmentCerebrovascular diseaseImaging findingsMedical recordsRuptured aneurysmsUnruptured aneurysmsPatientsAneurysmsWall enhancementResonance imagingRupture
2012
Long-Term Clinical and Imaging Follow-Up of Complex Intracranial Aneurysms Treated by Endovascular Parent Vessel Occlusion
Matouk CC, Kaderali Z, terBrugge KG, Willinsky RA. Long-Term Clinical and Imaging Follow-Up of Complex Intracranial Aneurysms Treated by Endovascular Parent Vessel Occlusion. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2012, 33: 1991-1997. PMID: 22555575, PMCID: PMC7964607, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a3079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex intracranial aneurysmsMajor ischemic complicationsIntracranial aneurysmsVB aneurysmsIschemic complicationsObliteration rateEndovascular parent vessel occlusionMass effectParent vessel occlusionHigh obliteration ratesLower obliteration ratesHigh mortality rateFlow-diverting stentsTerm ClinicalAnterior circulationSignificant morbidityTreat lesionsSubarachnoid hemorrhageImaging outcomesPeripheral arteriesVessel occlusionCarotid arteryBest treatment techniqueEffective treatmentMortality rateCarotid Artery Angioplasty and Stenting for Patients Less than 70 Years-of-Age
Alkins R, Matouk CC, Cruz JP, Marotta T, Montanera W, Spears J. Carotid Artery Angioplasty and Stenting for Patients Less than 70 Years-of-Age. Canadian Journal Of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien Des Sciences Neurologiques 2012, 39: 338-342. PMID: 22547514, DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100013470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeath/stroke/myocardial infarctionStroke/myocardial infarctionCarotid artery angioplastyMyocardial infarctionYears of ageCarotid endarterectomyArtery angioplastyComposite outcomeAverage-risk patientsAdverse event ratesSimilar complication ratesAcute myocardial infarctionLongitudinal cohort studySt. Michael's HospitalComposite deathCohort studyRisk patientsComplication rateConsecutive patientsMajor complicationsPatient ageConsecutive seriesCAS proceduresOutcome measuresStroke rate