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ArticleCureus2022

Rescue Stenting for Refractory Large Vessel Occlusions in the Thrombectomy Era: Intracranial Use of Coronary Stents in Low-mid Economic Settings.

Kalyan Chakravarthy Sajja, Vikram Huded, Chintan Prajapati, Shailesh Male, Mukesh Kumar Sharma, Shirpal Shah, Vikram Bohra, Sudheer Chakravarthi, Lakshmi Sudha Prasanna, Pradeep Reddy Sura and 5 more

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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15 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kalyan Chakravarthy SajjaEndovascular Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Willow Grove, USA.
Vikram HudedNeuroscience, Narayana Health City Hospital, Bangalore, IND.
Chintan PrajapatiNeurology, Narayana Health City Hospital, Bangalore, IND.
Shailesh MaleNeurology, Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, USA.
Mukesh Kumar SharmaNeurology, Apollo Hospitals, Ahmedabad, IND.
Shirpal ShahNeurology, Arihant Neurocenter, Nasik, IND.
Vikram BohraNeurology, Rukmani Birla Hospital, Jaipur, IND.
Sudheer ChakravarthiNeurology, Latha Institute of Neurosciences, Vijayawada, IND.
Lakshmi Sudha PrasannaNeurology, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, IND.
Pradeep Reddy SuraNeurology, Life Neuro Vascular Institute, Guntur, IND.
Srinivasan ParamasivamNeurosurgery, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, IND.
Vamsi Krishna GorijalaNeurology, Guntur Medical College, Guntur, IND.
Anusha GuntamukkalaNeurology, Life Neuro Vascular Institute, Guntur, IND.
Kumarvelu SomasundaramNeurology, Ramesh Hospitals, Guntur, IND.
Rama Tharaknath VemuriNeurology, Life Neuro Vascular Institute, Guntur, IND.
Guntur Medical College · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFailed mechanical thrombectomy due to a refractory emergent large vessel occlusion (RELVO) in patients presenting with an acute stroke poses a major challenge to the outcomes.

objectiveWe demonstrate the use of coronary stents in the intracranial circulation as rescue stenting for an already expensive mechanical thrombectomy procedure in a mid-low socioeconomic setting.

methodsA retrospective, multicenter study was conducted between December 2015 and January 2021. The studied cohort were patients who required the use of a rescue stenting using a coronary stent for emergent large vessel occlusion to avoid failed recanalization. Failed recanalization was defined as failed vessel recanalization after at least two passes. Patient demographic data, procedure specifics, type of stent used, and procedural outcomes were collected.

resultsA total of 26 patients with acute ischemic stroke were included from eight different centers across India. Out of 26 patients, 19 (73.0%) were male and seven were female (26.9%). The mean age was 53.6 years, the youngest patient was 23 years old and the eldest was 68 years old. Seven patients (26.9%) had posterior circulation stroke due to occlusion of the vertebral or basilar artery and 19 patients (73.0%) had anterior circulation stroke median NIHSS at presentation was 16 (range 10 to 28) in anterior circulation stroke and 24 (range 16 to 30) in posterior circulation stroke. Intravenous thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator (IV tPA) was given in three patients (11.5%). The hospital course of two patients was complicated by symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH), which was fatal. Favorable revascularization outcome and favorable functional outcome was achieved in 22 patients (84.6%), three patients passed away (11.5%), and one patient was lost to follow up.

conclusionsOverall, our study finds that rescue stenting using coronary stents can potentially improve outcomes in refractory large vessel occlusions while minimizing costs in low-mid economic settings.

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coronary stentingfailed mechanical thrombectomylarge vessel occlusionmechanical thrombectomyrescue stenting

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PMID35402111
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