Effect of chronic antiplatelet therapy on clinical outcomes of endovascular thrombectomy for treatment of acute ischemic stroke

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to investigate the prognostic significance of chronic antiplatelet therapy (APT) usage in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) treated with endovascular thrombectomy (EVT). Long-term APT may enhance recanalization but may also predispose patients to an increased risk of hemorrhagic transformation.

METHODS: Weighted hospitalizations for anterior-circulation AIS treated with EVT were identified in a large United States claims-based registry. Baseline clinical characteristics and outcomes were compared between patients with and without chronic APT usage prior to admission. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to assess adjusted associations between APT and study endpoints.

RESULTS: This analysis identified 36,560 patients, of whom 8170 (22.3%) were on a chronic APT regimen prior to admission. These patients were older and demonstrated a higher burden of comorbid disease, but had similar stroke severity on presentation in comparison with those not on APT. On unadjusted analysis, patients with prior APT demonstrated higher rates of favorable outcomes (24.3% vs 21.5%, p < 0.001), lower rates of mortality (7.0% vs 10.1%, p < 0.001), and lower rates of any intracranial hemorrhage (ICH; 20.3% vs 24.2%, p < 0.001), but no difference in rates of symptomatic ICH (sICH). Following multivariable adjustment for baseline clinical characteristics including age, acute stroke severity, and comorbidity burden, prior APT was associated with favorable outcome (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.21, 95% CI 1.17-1.24, p < 0.001) and a lower likelihood of mortality (aOR 0.73, 95% CI 0.70-0.77, p < 0.001), without an increased likelihood of ICH (any ICH aOR 0.84, 95% CI 0.81-0.87, p < 0.001; sICH aOR 0.92, 95% CI 0.82-1.03, p = 0.131).

CONCLUSIONS: Retrospective evaluation of patients with AIS treated with EVT using registry-based data demonstrated an association of prior APT usage with favorable outcomes, without an increased risk of hemorrhagic transformation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:55

Enthalten in:

Neurosurgical focus - 55(2023), 4 vom: 01. Okt., Seite E20

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dicpinigaitis, Alis J [VerfasserIn]
Chowdhury, Adeeb [VerfasserIn]
Gagliardi, Thomas A [VerfasserIn]
Soliman, Zeina [VerfasserIn]
Mahmoud, Noor A [VerfasserIn]
Nolan, Bridget [VerfasserIn]
Clare, Kevin [VerfasserIn]
Willey, Joshua Z [VerfasserIn]
Rostanski, Sara K [VerfasserIn]
Medicherla, Chaitanya [VerfasserIn]
Patel, Neisha [VerfasserIn]
Kaur, Gurmeen [VerfasserIn]
Chong, Ji Y [VerfasserIn]
Bowers, Christian A [VerfasserIn]
Gandhi, Chirag D [VerfasserIn]
Al-Mufti, Fawaz [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antiplatelet
Database
Endovascular
Hemorrhage
Journal Article
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
Reperfusion
Thrombectomy

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Date Completed 03.10.2023

Date Revised 12.10.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3171/2023.7.FOCUS23365

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36273920X