Effect of alteplase on the CT hyperdense artery sign and outcome after ischemic stroke

OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether the location and extent of the CT hyperdense artery sign (HAS) at presentation affects response to IV alteplase in the randomized controlled Third International Stroke Trial (IST-3). METHODS:All prerandomization and follow-up (24–48 hours) CT brain scans in IST-3 were assessed for HAS presence, location, and extent by masked raters. We assessed whether HAS grew, persisted, shrank, or disappeared at follow-up, the association with 6-month functional outcome, and effect of alteplase. IST-3 is registered (ISRCTN25765518). RESULTS:HAS presence (vs absence) independently predicted poor 6-month outcome (increased Oxford Handicap Scale [OHS]) on adjusted ordinal regression analysis (odds ratio [OR] 0.66, p < 0.001). Outcome was worse in patients with more (vs less) extensive HAS (OR 0.61, p = 0.027) but not in proximal (vs distal) HAS (p = 0.420). Increasing age was associated with more HAS growth at follow-up (OR 1.01, p = 0.013). Treatment with alteplase increased HAS shrinkage/disappearance at follow-up (OR 0.77, p = 0.006). There was no significant difference in HAS shrinkage with alteplase in proximal (vs distal) or more (vs less) extensive HAS (p = 0.516 and p = 0.580, respectively). There was no interaction between presence vs absence of HAS and benefit of alteplase on 6-month OHS (p = 0.167). CONCLUSIONS:IV alteplase promotes measurable reduction in HAS regardless of HAS location or extent. Alteplase increased independence at 6 months in patients with and without HAS. CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE:This study provides Class I evidence that for patients within 6 hours of ischemic stroke with a CT hyperdense artery sign, IV alteplase reduced intra-arterial hyperdense thrombus..

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Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:86

Enthalten in:

Neurology - 86(2016), 2, Seite 118-125

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

von Heijne, Anders [VerfasserIn]
Cala, Lesley [Sonstige Person]
Lindley, Richard I [Sonstige Person]
Mair, Grant [Sonstige Person]
von Kummer, Rüdiger [Sonstige Person]
Cohen, Geoff [Sonstige Person]
Sandercock, Peter A.G [Sonstige Person]
Adami, Alessandro [Sonstige Person]
Wardlaw, Joanna M [Sonstige Person]
Farrall, Andrew J [Sonstige Person]
Potter, Gillian [Sonstige Person]
Peeters, André [Sonstige Person]
Bradey, Nick [Sonstige Person]
Morris, Zoe [Sonstige Person]

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44.90

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doi:

10.1212/WNL.0000000000002236

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC1970809833