Comparative Safety and Efficacy of Modified TICI 2b and TICI 3 Reperfusion in Acute Ischemic Strokes Treated With Mechanical Thrombectomy.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-2019
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is the current standard of care for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients with emergent large-vessel occlusions (ELVO). Successful reperfusion of ELVO is traditionally defined by modified Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction (mTICI) grades of 2b or 3.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the comparative safety and efficacy of mTICI 2b and mTICI 3 reperfusion in AIS patients treated with MT.
METHODS: Consecutive ELVO patients who underwent MT at 6 high-volume centers were included in this analysis. Standard safety (3-mo mortality, symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage [sICH]) and efficacy (absolute and relative reduction in NIHSS-scores during hospitalization, functional-improvement [shift analysis in mRS-scores], and functional-independence [mRS-scores of 0-2] at 3-mo) were compared between patients who had mTICI 2b and mTICI 3 reperfusion post MT.
RESULTS: A total of 416 ELVO patients achieved successful reperfusion with mTICI 2b (n = 216) and mTICI 3 (n = 200) following MT. The mTICI 3 group had significantly (P < .05) greater absolute (11 vs 9 points) and relative (77% vs 63%) reduction in NIHSS-scores during hospitalization, lower sICH (6% vs 12%), and higher 3-mo functional-independence (55% vs 44%) rates. Successful reperfusion with mTICI 3 was independently (P < .05) associated with greater absolute and relative reduction in NIHSS-scores during hospitalization as well as higher odds of 3-mo functional improvement (common odds ratios: 1.67; 95% confidence interval: 1.10-2.56) and functional independence (odds ratio: 2.08; 95% confidence interval: 1.22-3.53) in multivariable regression models adjusting for confounders.
CONCLUSION: Successful reperfusion with mTICI 3 was associated with greater neurological improvement during hospitalization and better 3-mo functional outcomes in comparison to mTICI 2b reperfusion.
Volume
84
Issue
3
First Page
680
Last Page
686
ISSN
1524-4040
Published In/Presented At
Goyal, N., Tsivgoulis, G., Frei, D., Turk, A., Baxter, B., Froehler, M. T., Mocco, J., Ishfaq, M. F., Malhotra, K., Chang, J. J., Hoit, D., Elijovich, L., Loy, D., Turner, R. D., Mascitelli, J., Espaillat, K., Alexandrov, A. V., & Arthur, A. S. (2019). Comparative Safety and Efficacy of Modified TICI 2b and TICI 3 Reperfusion in Acute Ischemic Strokes Treated With Mechanical Thrombectomy. Neurosurgery, 84(3), 680–686. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuros/nyy097
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
29618102
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article