Multivessel Occlusion in Patients Subjected to Thrombectomy [Clinical Sciences]

Background and Purpose—Patients with embolic large-vessel occlusion may present with additional coincidental acute occlusions within or distant from the involved territory, referred to as multivessel occlusion (MVO). Purpose of this study was to assess prevalence of MVO, associated factors, and clinical relevance in patients undergoing endovascular stroke treatment.Methods—Image data of consecutive endovascular candidates (n=720) with direct access to angiography were extracted from a prospective registry. Prevalence of MVO was assessed with multimodal magnetic resonance imaging/computed tomography and confirmed by intra-arterial angiography. Explorative analysis of associated factors and clinical relevance was evaluated using multivariable logistic regression including variables with P

Source: Stroke - May 25, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Johannes Kaesmacher, Pascal J. Mosimann, Mattia Giarrusso, Marwan El-Koussy, Felix Zibold, Eike Piechowiak, Tomas Dobrocky, Raphael Meier, Simon Jung, Sebastian Bellwald, Marcel Arnold, Pasquale Mordasini, Urs Fischer, Jan Gralla Tags: Cerebrovascular Procedures, Ischemic Stroke Original Contributions Source Type: research