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ArticleJournal of cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery2022

Diffusion-weighted imaging-positive lesions following endovascular treatment for ruptured and unruptured aneurysms: Its incidence according to antithrombotic drugs.

Sang Hyuk Lee, Seung Hwan Kim, Ji Hwan Jang, Young Zoon Kim, Kyu Hong Kim, Taek Min Nam

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Article in Journal of cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Sang Hyuk LeeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea.
Seung Hwan KimDepartment of Neurosurgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea.
Ji Hwan JangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea.
Young Zoon KimDepartment of Neurosurgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea.
Kyu Hong KimDepartment of Neurosurgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea.
Taek Min NamDepartment of Neurosurgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea.
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Abstract

objectiveMicroembolic infarcts are frequently observed on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) following endovascular treatment. We investigated DWI-positive lesions and symptomatic ischemic complications (SICs) in patients with ruptured and unruptured aneurysms following coiling and the relationship between DWI-positive lesions and antithrombotic drugs.

methodsBetween January 2016 and December 2020, 83 patients underwent DWI within 48 h following endovascular treatment for ruptured (n=30) and unruptured (n=53) aneurysms.

resultsThe overall rate of DWI-positive lesions was 55.4%. There were no significant differences in the occurrence rate (45.3% vs. 43.3%, p=1.000) and the number of lesions (2.7±4.6 vs. 4.0±5.3, p=0.237) between unruptured and ruptured aneurysms. SIC occurred more frequently in patients with ruptured aneurysms than unruptured ones (20.0% vs. 1.9%, p=0.015). The cutoff value of DWI-positive lesions for predicting SIC was 5 (sensitivity 100%, specificity 78.9%). The procedure time was significantly longer in patients with DWI-positive lesions ≥5 than those with DWI-positive lesions <5 (104.1±43.8 vs. 85.1±30.8 min, p=0.030). Patients with DWI-positive lesions <5 were more frequently observed in the postprocedural heparinization group than in the no heparinization group (85.7% vs. 58.5%, p=0.012).

conclusionsThe incidence of DWI-positive lesions did not differ significantly between the ruptured and unruptured aneurysms. However, SIC occurred more frequently in patients with ruptured aneurysms. Longer procedure time is a risk factor for DWI-positive lesions, and postprocedural heparinization seems to reduce the incidence of DWI-positive lesions.

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Antithrombotic drugsCerebral aneurysmDiffusion-weighted imagingEndovascular treatmentHeparinization

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