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ArticleStroke2018

Collateral Clock Is More Important Than Time Clock for Tissue Fate.

Achala Vagal, Richard Aviv, Heidi Sucharew, Mahati Reddy, Qinghua Hou, Patrik Michel, Tudor Jovin, Thomas Tomsick, Max Wintermark, Pooja Khatri

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Article in Stroke, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 74 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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74 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Achala VagalFrom the Department of Radiology (A.V., T.T.).
Richard AvivUniversity of Cincinnati Medical Center, OH; Department of Radiology, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON (R.A.).
Heidi SucharewDepartment of Biostatistics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, OH (H.S.).
Mahati ReddyRadiology Associates of Richmond, VA (M.R.).
Qinghua HouDepartment of Neurology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong, China (Q.H.).
Patrik MichelDepartment of Neurology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, AS (P.M.).
Tudor JovinDepartment of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, PA (T.J.).
Thomas TomsickFrom the Department of Radiology (A.V., T.T.).
Max WintermarkDepartment of Neuroradiology, Stanford University, CA (M.W.).
Pooja KhatriDepartment of Neurology (P.K.).

Funding

LCenter for Clinical and Translational Science and TrainingUL1TR001425 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI HEUBI, JAMES E., KISSELA, BRETT M · 2015 to 2024
$37.5M
KL2 Training ProgramKL2TR001426 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI ZELLER, MARGARET H · 2015 to 2024
$6.8M
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR001426NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001425
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and Purpose- Although perfusion abnormality is an increasingly important therapeutic target, the natural history of tissue at risk without reperfusion treatment is understudied. Our objective was to determine how time affects penumbral salvage and infarct growth in untreated acute ischemic stroke patients and whether collateral status affects this relationship. Methods- We used a prospectively collected, multicenter acute stroke registry to assess acute stroke patients who were not treated with intravenous thrombolysis or endovascular treatment. We analyzed baseline computed tomography angiogram and computed tomography perfusion within 24 hours of stroke onset along with follow-up imaging and assessed time from stroke onset to baseline imaging, ASPECTS (Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score), vessel occlusion, collaterals, ischemic core, and penumbra. Penumbral salvage and infarct growth were calculated. Correlations between time and penumbral salvage and infarct growth were evaluated with Spearman correlation. Penumbral salvage and infarct growth were compared between subjects with good versus poor collateral status using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test. Clinical and imaging factors affecting penumbral salvage and infarct growth were evaluated by linear regression. Results- Among 94 untreated stroke patients eligible for this analysis, the mean age was 65 years, median National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score was 13, and median (range) time from stroke onset to baseline imaging was 2.9 (0.4-23) hours. There was no correlation between time and salvaged penumbra ( r=0.06; P=0.56) or infarct growth ( r=-0.05; P=0.61). Infarct growth was higher among those with poor collaterals versus those with good collaterals (median, 52.3 versus 0.9 cm

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Cerebrovascular CirculationCollateral CirculationRegistriesAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBrain InfarctionBrain IschemiaCarotid Artery DiseasesCarotid Artery, InternalComputed Tomography AngiographyDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansInfarction, Middle Cerebral ArteryLinear Modelscollateral circulationinfarctionperfusionstroketime

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PMCPMC6206882

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