Endovascular thrombectomy versus medical management for patients with large vessel stroke and infective endocarditis
Chen H, Colasurdo M, Khunte M, Malhotra A, Gandhi D. Endovascular thrombectomy versus medical management for patients with large vessel stroke and infective endocarditis. Journal Of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2024, jnis-2024-022374. PMID: 39317440, DOI: 10.1136/jnis-2024-022374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEfficacy of endovascular thrombectomyLarge vessel occlusionInfective endocarditisPropensity score matchingIntracerebral hemorrhageSubarachnoid hemorrhageMedical managementMultivariable adjustmentOdds of intracerebral hemorrhageEndovascular thrombectomyHome dischargeRate of intracerebral hemorrhageFavorable hospital outcomesRate of in-hospital deathAssociated with significantly higher oddsLarge vessel occlusion strokeIn-hospital mortalityRoutine home dischargeIn-hospital deathRate of subarachnoid hemorrhageRate of home dischargeSignificantly higher oddsRate of routine dischargePrimary outcomeSecondary outcomesEndovascular thrombectomy versus medical management for acute basilar artery occlusion stroke in the elderly
Chen H, Colasurdo M, Khunte M, Malhotra A, Gandhi D. Endovascular thrombectomy versus medical management for acute basilar artery occlusion stroke in the elderly. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2024, ajnr.a8473. PMID: 39181691, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a8473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPropensity score matchingBasilar artery occlusionIntracranial hemorrhageAssociated with higher ratesIn-hospital mortalityEndovascular thrombectomyIntravenous thrombolysisMedical managementAssociated with increased risk of ICHTreated with medical managementPatients treated with endovascular thrombectomyRisk of intracranial hemorrhageSafety of endovascular thrombectomyBasilar artery occlusion strokeFavorable hospital outcomesTreated with intravenous thrombolysisHome dischargeAssociated with increased riskEndovascular thrombectomy groupArtery occlusion strokeNational Inpatient SampleNIH Stroke ScalePropensity score-matched controlsStroke patientsHigher ratesEndovascular thrombectomy versus medical management for moderate-to-severe anterior cerebral artery occlusion stroke
Chen H, Khunte M, Malhotra A, Gandhi D, Colasurdo M. Endovascular thrombectomy versus medical management for moderate-to-severe anterior cerebral artery occlusion stroke. Journal Of Neurology 2024, 271: 6247-6254. PMID: 39085619, DOI: 10.1007/s00415-024-12582-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociated with higher oddsAnterior cerebral arteryAssociated with higher ratesIntracranial hemorrhageEndovascular thrombectomyMedical managementHigher oddsEfficacy of endovascular thrombectomyFavorable short-term outcomesRetrospective cohort studyPatient selection criteriaShort-term outcomesEndovascular thrombectomy patientsIn-hospital mortalityMultivariate logistic regressionHome dischargeArtery occlusion strokeNational Inpatient SampleHigher ratesNeurological outcomeCohort studyPrimary outcomeCerebral arterySecondary outcomesOcclusion stroke