Thrombolysis for central retinal artery occlusion : An individual participant-level meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Whether thrombolysis improves outcomes in non-arteritic central retinal artery occlusion (naCRAO) is uncertain. We aimed to evaluate the rate of visual recovery after intra-venous thrombolysis (IVT) or intra-arterial thrombolysis (IAT) administration of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) or urokinase among patients with naCRAO and explore the parameters affecting the final visual acuity (VA).

AIM: We systematically searched six databases. Logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) and VA of ⩾20/100 were used to quantify visual recovery. To explore the role of other factors on visual recovery, we defined two models for studies with aggregated data (designs 1 and 2) and 16 models for individual participant data (IPD, models 1-16).

SUMMARY OF REVIEW: We included data from 771 patients out of 72 publications in nine languages. Visual improvement for ⩾0.3 logMAR was reported in 74.3% of patients who received IVT-tPA within 4.5 h (CI: 60.9-86.0%; unadjusted rate: 73.2%) and 60.0% of those who received IAT-tPA within 24 h (CI: 49.1-70.5%; unadjusted rate: 59.6%). VA of ⩾20/100 was observed among 39.0% of patients after IVT-tPA within 4.5 h and 21.9% of those with IAT-tPA within 24 h. IPD models highlighted the association between improved visual outcomes and VA at presentation, at least 2 weeks follow-up before reporting the final VA, antiplatelet therapy, and shorter symptom onset to thrombolysis window.

CONCLUSION: Early thrombolytic therapy with tPA is associated with enhanced visual recovery in naCRAO. Future studies should refine the optimum time window for thrombolysis in naCRAO.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society - 19(2024), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 29-39

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shahjouei, Shima [VerfasserIn]
Bavarsad Shahripour, Reza [VerfasserIn]
Dumitrascu, Oana M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antiplatelet therapy
Aspirin
EC 3.4.21.68
Fibrinolytic Agents
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Retinal artery occlusion
Review
Systematic Review
Thrombolytic therapy
Tissue Plasminogen Activator
Tissue plasminogen activator
Visual acuity

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Date Completed 02.01.2024

Date Revised 02.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/17474930231189352

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359253571