Angiographic analysis of intravascular thrombus volume in patients with acute ischemic stroke

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 475-482

  Qureshi, Adnan I ^a,c,d   Alkawi, Ammar ^a   Hussein, Haitham M ^c   Divani, Afshin A ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intra arterial thrombolysis; Ischemic stroke; Mechanical thrombectomy; Thrombus retrieval; Thrombus volume

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; ALTEPLASE; HEPARIN; RETEPLASE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBUS; ACUTE DISEASE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PATIENT SELECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTRAST MEDIA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTRACRANIAL THROMBOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34848861918     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/1545-1550(2007)14[475:AAOITV]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Qureshi AI, Luft AR, Sharma M, et al. Prevention and treatment of thromboembolic and ischemic complications associated with endovascular procedures: part I-pathophysiological and pharmacological features. Neurosurgery. 2000;46:1344-1359.
2. Qureshi AI, Siddiqui AM, Suri MF, et al. Aggressive mechanical clot disruption and low-dose intra-arterial third-generation thrombolytic agent for ischemic stroke: a prospective study. Neurosurgery. 2002;51:1319-1327.
3. Gupta R, Vora NA, Horowitz MB, et al. Multimodal reperfusion therapy for acute ischemic stroke: factors predicting vessel recanalization. Stroke. 2006;37:986-990.
4. Suarez JI, Sunshine JL, Tarr R, et al. Predictors of clinical improvement, angiographic recanalization, and intracranial hemorrhage after intra-arterial thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke. Stroke. 1999;30:2094-2100.
5. Smith WS. Safety of mechanical thrombectomy and intravenous tissue plasminogen activator in acute ischemic stroke. Results of the multi Mechanical Embolus Removal in Cerebral Ischemia (MERCI) trial, part I. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2006;27:1177-1182.
6. Divani AA, Tholany CR, Siddiqui AU, et al. Comparison of 1- and 2-marker techniques for calculating system magnification factor for angiographic measurement of intracranial vessels. J Neuroimaging. 2005;15:356-361.
7. Qureshi AI. New grading system for angiographic evaluation of arterial occlusions and recanalization response to intra-arterial thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke. Neurosurgery. 2002;50:1405-1414.
8. Mohammad Y, Xavier AR, Christoforidis G, et al. Qureshi grading scheme for angiographic occlusions strongly correlates with the initial severity and in-hospital outcome of acute ischemic stroke. J Neuroimaging. 2004;14:235-241.
9. Qureshi AI, Janjua N, Kirmani JF, et al. Mechanical disruption of thrombus following intravenous tissue plasminogen activator for ischemic stroke is safe and promotes recanalization. J Neuroimaging. 2007;17:124-130.
10. Qureshi AI, Harris-Lane P, Kirmani JF, et al. Intra-arterial reteplase and intravenous abciximab in patients with acute ischemic stroke. An open-label, dose ranging, phase I study. Neurosurgery. 2006;59:789-796.
11. Shah QA, Georgiadis A, Suri MF, et al. Primary experience with intra-arterial nicardipine in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Neurocrit Care. 2007;5. in press.
12. Becker KJ, Brott TG. Approval of the MERCI clot retriever: a critical view. Stroke. 2005;36:400-403.
13. Gobin YP, Starkman S, Duckwiler GR, et al. MERCI 1: a phase 1 study of Mechanical Embolus Removal in Cerebral Ischemia. Stroke. 2004;35:2848-2854.
14. Marder VJ, Chute DJ, Starkman S, et al. Analysis of thrombi retrieved from cerebral arteries of patients with acute ischemic stroke. Stroke. 2006;37:2086-2093.
15. Qureshi AI, Ali Z, Suri MF, et al. Intra-arterial third-generation recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (reteplase) for acute ischemic stroke. Neurosurgery. 2001;49:41-48.
16. Qureshi AI, Siddiqui AM, Kim SH, et al. Reocclusion of recanalized arteries during intra-arterial thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2004;25:322-328.