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ASPECTS-based selection for late endovascular treatment: a retrospective two-site cohort study

Nannoni, S; Kaesmacher, J; Ricciardi, F; Strambo, D; Dunet, V; Hajdu, S; Saliou, G; ... Michel, P; + view all (2021) ASPECTS-based selection for late endovascular treatment: a retrospective two-site cohort study. International Journal of Stroke 10.1177/17474930211009806. (In press). Green open access

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INTRODUCTION: The DAWN trial demonstrated the effectiveness of late endovascular treatment in acute ischemic stroke patients selected on the basis of a clinical-core mismatch. We explored in a real-world sample of endovascular treatment patients if a clinical-ASPECTS (Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score) mismatch was associated with an outcome benefit after late endovascular treatment. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed all consecutive acute ischemic stroke patients admitted 6-24 h after last proof of good health in two stroke centers, with initial National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) ≥10 and an internal carotid artery or M1 occlusion. We defined clinical-ASPECTS mismatch as NIHSS ≥ 10 and ASPECTS ≥ 7, or NIHSS ≥ 20 and ASPECTS ≥ 5. We assessed the interaction between the presence of the clinical-ASPECTS mismatch and late endovascular treatment using ordinal shift analysis of the three-month modified Rankin Scale and adjusting for multiple confounders. RESULTS: The included 337 patients had a median age of 73 years (IQR = 61-82), admission NIHSS of 18 (15-22), and baseline ASPECTS of 7 (5-9). Out of 196 (58.2%) patients showing clinical-ASPECTS mismatch, 146 (74.5%) underwent late endovascular treatment. Among 141 (41.8%) mismatch negative patients, late endovascular treatment was performed in 72 (51.1%) patients. In the adjusted analysis, late endovascular treatment was significantly associated with a better outcome in the presence of clinical-ASPECTS mismatch (adjusted odd ratio, aOR = 2.83; 95% confidence interval, CI: 1.48-5.58) but not in its absence (aOR = 1.32; 95%CI: 0.61-2.84). The p-value for the interaction term between clinical-ASPECTS mismatch and late endovascular treatment was 0.073. CONCLUSIONS: In our retrospective two-site analysis, late endovascular treatment seemed effective in the presence of a clinical-ASPECTS mismatch, but not in its absence. If confirmed in randomized trials, this finding could support the use of an ASPECTS-based selection for late endovascular treatment decisions, obviating the need for advanced imaging.

Type: Article
Title: ASPECTS-based selection for late endovascular treatment: a retrospective two-site cohort study
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1177/17474930211009806
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1177/17474930211009806
Language: English
Additional information: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
Keywords: ASPECTS, Acute ischemic stroke, endovascular treatment, late time window
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Statistical Science
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10127612
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