학술논문
Clinico-radiological features of intracranial atherosclerosis-related large vessel occlusion prior to endovascular treatment
Document Type
article
Author
Marc Rodrigo-Gisbert; Alvaro García-Tornel; Manuel Requena; Isabel Vielba-Gómez; Saima Bashir; Marta Rubiera; Marta De Dios Lascuevas; Marta Olivé-Gadea; Carlos Piñana; Federica Rizzo; Marian Muchada; Noelia Rodriguez-Villatoro; David Rodríguez-Luna; Jesus Juega; Jorge Pagola; David Hernández; Carlos A. Molina; Mikel Terceño; Alejandro Tomasello; Marc Ribo
Source
Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2045-2322
Abstract
Abstract The identification of large vessel occlusion with underlying intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAS-LVO) before endovascular treatment (EVT) continues to be a challenge. We aimed to analyze baseline clinical-radiological features associated with ICAS-LVO that could lead to a prompt identification. We performed a retrospective cross-sectional study of consecutive patients with stroke treated with EVT from January 2020 to April 2022. We included anterior LVO involving intracranial internal carotid artery and middle cerebral artery. We analyzed baseline clinical and radiological variables associated with ICAS-LVO and evaluated the diagnostic value of a multivariate logistic regression model to identify ICAS-LVO before EVT. ICAS-LVO was defined as presence of angiographic residual stenosis or a trend to re-occlusion during EVT procedure. A total of 338 patients were included in the study. Of them, 28 patients (8.3%) presented with ICAS-LVO. After adjusting for confounders, absence of atrial fibrillation (OR 9.33, 95% CI 1.11–78.42; p = 0.040), lower hypoperfusion intensity ratio (HIR [Tmax > 10 s/Tmax > 6 s ratio], (OR 0.69, 95% CI 0.50–0.95; p = 0.025), symptomatic intracranial artery calcification (IAC, OR .15, 95% CI 1.64–26.42, p = 0.006), a more proximal occlusion (ICA, MCA-M1: OR 4.00, 95% CI 1.23–13.03; p = 0.021), and smoking (OR 2.91, 95% CI 1.08–7.90; p = 0.035) were associated with ICAS-LVO. The clinico-radiological model showed an overall well capability to identify ICAS-LVO (AUC = 0.88, 95% CI 0.83–0.94; p