Impact of Long-Term Antithrombotic and Statin Therapy on the Clinical Outcome in Patients with Cavernous Malformations of the Central Nervous System : A Single-Center Case Series of 428 Patients

© 2023 The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel..

INTRODUCTION: Literature regarding the safety and efficacy of antithrombotic (antiplatelet or anticoagulant) therapy and statins in patients with cavernous malformations (CMs) of the central nervous system is sparse, resulting in uncertainty about its use in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of antithrombotic therapy and statins on the risk of hemorrhage and focal neurological deficit in patients with CMs.

METHODS: The authors' institutional database was screened for all patients with CMs of the central nervous system treated at their institution between 2006 and 2018. Patients with radiological and/or histological diagnosis of CMs, clinical baseline characteristics, available patient's medication history, and follow-up data were included in this study. Time-to-event probability (hemorrhage or focal neurological deficit) as well as the number of events (hemorrhage or focal neurological deficit) during follow-up were assessed in patients who were categorized according to their medical treatment (antithrombotic therapy, statins, combined therapy, or no treatment).

RESULTS: Four hundred twenty-eight patients with CMs were eligible and included in the final analysis. Sixty-nine (16.1%) patients were on long-term antithrombotic therapy and 46 (10.6%) on long-term statins, of whom 31 patients were on a combination of both. The probability of experiencing first hemorrhage or focal neurological deficit was less likely in patients on antiplatelet therapy (HR 0.09, 95% CI 0.021-0.39, p = 0.001), anticoagulant therapy (HR 0.12, 95% CI 0.016-0.85, p = 0.034), or the combination thereof (HR 0.12, 95% CI 0.016-0.93, p = 0.043) compared to patients with no antithrombotic treatment. The number of hemorrhages and focal neurological deficits were significantly lower in patients on antithrombotic therapy compared to patients on no treatment during follow-up. In patients on statins alone, the time-to-event probability was comparable to that of patients on no treatment (HR 0.91, 95% CI 0.438-1.91, p = 0.812), and the number of events was similar to patients on no treatment.

CONCLUSION: The results of our study provide further evidence that antithrombotic therapy alone or in combination with statins in patients with CMs of the central nervous system does not increase the risk of hemorrhage or focal neurological deficit but, on the contrary, may have some benefit.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:52

Enthalten in:

Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland) - 52(2023), 6 vom: 11., Seite 634-642

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wildi, Saskia [VerfasserIn]
Nager, Selina [VerfasserIn]
Akeret, Kevin [VerfasserIn]
Özkaratufan, Sena [VerfasserIn]
Krayenbühl, Niklaus [VerfasserIn]
Bozinov, Oliver [VerfasserIn]
Regli, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Velz, Julia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anticoagulants
Antithrombotic therapy
Cerebral cavernous malformations
Fibrinolytic Agents
Hemorrhage
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Journal Article
Neurological deficit
Statins

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Date Completed 20.12.2023

Date Revised 25.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1159/000529511

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM354495801