Utilization and Outcomes of Acute Revascularization Treatments in Ischemic Stroke Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Our understanding of outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection following acute revascularization treatments (as intravenous thrombolysis and/or thrombectomy) is based on small case series.1 –3 An international panel4 cautioned regarding the potential for high rate of death or disability and post thrombolytic intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH)s in acute ischemic stroke patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection due to elevated concentrations of inflammation and hypercoagulability markers such as leukocytosis, and C reactive protein and D dimers and multisystem dysfunction.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - October 7, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Adnan I. Qureshi, William I. Baskett, Wei Huang, Muhammad F. Ishfaq, S. Hasan Naqvi, Brandi R. French, Farhan Siddiq, Camilo R. Gomez, Chi-Ren Shyu Source Type: research