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ArticleCardiovascular and interventional radiology2024

Comparison of Clinical and Radiological Outcomes Between Different (Balloon) Guide Catheter With and Without Inflated Balloon in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients: A MaSQ-Registry Study.

R R M M Knapen, M Celen, F M E Pinckaers, B A J M Wagemans, W H van Zwam, R J van Oostenbrugge, C van der Leij

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Article in Cardiovascular and interventional radiology, 2024. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

R R M M KnapenDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center+ and School for Cardiovascular Diseases (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. robrecht.knapen@mumc.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4677-3685
M CelenDepartment of Neurology, Zuyderland MC, Heerlen, Sittard-Geleen, The Netherlands.
F M E PinckaersDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center+ and School for Cardiovascular Diseases (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
B A J M WagemansDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
W H van ZwamDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center+ and School for Cardiovascular Diseases (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
R J van OostenbruggeDepartment of Neurology, Maastricht University Medical Center+ and School for Cardiovascular Diseases (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands.
C van der LeijDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Maastricht University · NLMaastricht University Medical Centre · NLZuyderland Medisch Centrum · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeBalloon guide catheters (BGCs) are used in endovascular treatment (EVT) for ischemic stroke. Previous literature did not distinguish between BGC use with and without inflated balloon. This study aims to compare outcomes between non-BCG and BGC use with and without inflated balloon during EVT.

methodsPatients who underwent EVT for anterior circulation ischemic stroke between September 2020 and February 2023 were analyzed. Patients were divided into three groups: non-BGC, BGC with inflated balloon, or BGC without inflated balloon. The primary outcome was the ordinal modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 90-day follow-up. Secondary outcomes included expanded Thrombolysis In Cerebral Ischemia score (eTICI) and periprocedural complications. Regression analyses with BGC with inflated balloon as comparator were performed with adjustments. Subgroup analyses were conducted based on first-line thrombectomy technique.

resultsOut of 511 patients, 428 patients were included. Compared to BCG with inflated balloon, the mRS at 90 days did not differ in the group without inflated balloon (adjusted common [ac]OR: 1.07, 95%CI 0.67-1.73) or non-BGC (acOR: 1.42, 95%CI 0.83-2.42). Compared to patients treated with a BGC with inflated balloon, those treated with BGC without inflated balloon had lower eTICI scores (acOR: 0.59, 95%CI 0.37-0.94), and patients treated with non-BGC had lower chances of periprocedural complications (aOR: 0.41, 95%CI 0.20-0.86).

conclusionsThis study shows no clinical differences in ischemic stroke patients treated with BGC with inflated balloon compared to non-BGC and BGC without inflated balloon, despite lower periprocedural complication rates in the non-BGC group and lower eTICI scores in the BGC without inflated balloon group. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 3, non-controlled retrospective cohort study.

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Ischemic StrokeRegistriesAgedAged, 80 and overEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesThrombectomyTreatment OutcomeAcute ischemic stroke (AIS)Balloon guide catheter (BGC)Endovascular treatment (EVT)Stroke

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