Absent leptomeningeal collateralization is associated with greatest benefit from mechanical thrombectomy in the 6-24 hour time window
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: The impact of leptomeningeal collateralization on the efficacy of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in patients with anterior circulation large vessel occlusion (aLVO) presenting in the 6-24 h time window remains poorly elucidated. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Retrospective multicenter study of aLVO patients presenting between 6 and 24 h after stroke onset who received MT plus Best Medical Treatment (BMT) or BMT alone. Leptomeningeal collateralization was assessed using single-phase computed tomography angiography (grade 0: no filling; grade 1: filling ⩽50%; grade 2: filling >50% but <100%; grade 3: filling 100% of the occluded territory). Inverse probability of treatment weighted ordinal regression was performed to assess the association between treatment and shift of the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score toward lower categories at 3 months. We used interaction analysis to explore differential treatment effects on functional outcomes (probabilities for each mRS subcategory at 3 months) at different collateral grades. RESULTS: Among 363 included patients, 62% received MT + BMT. Better collateralization was associated with better functional outcomes at 3 months in the BMT alone group (collateral grade 1 vs 0: acOR 5.06, 95% CI 2.33-10.99). MT + BMT was associated with higher odds of favorable functional outcome at 3 months (acOR 1.70, 95% CI 1.11-2.62) which was consistent after adjustment for collateral status (acOR 1.54, 95% CI 1.01-2.35). Regarding treatment effect modification, patients with absent collateralization had higher probabilities for a mRS of 0-4 and a lower mortality at 3 months for the MT + BMT group. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: In the 6-to-24-h time window, aLVO patients with absent leptomeningeal collateralization benefit most from MT + BMT, indicating potential advantages for this group despite their poorer baseline prognosis.
DOI: 10.5167/uzh-262295
Authors: Dittrich, Tolga D, von Streng, Tennessee, Toebak, Anna M, Zietz, Annaelle, Wagner, Benjamin, Hänsel, Martin, Sutter, Raoul, Katan, Mira, Peters, Nils, Michels, Lars, Kulcsar, Zsolt, Karwacki, Grzegorz M, Pileggi, Marco, Cereda, Carlo W, Wegener, Susanne, Bonati, Leo H, Psychogios, Marios, De Marchis, Gian Marco
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6948576147
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