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21-12-2023 | Atrial Fibrillation
Outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy in acute stroke patients with atrial fibrillation detected after stroke versus known atrial fibrillation
Authors:
Lucio D’Anna, Raffaele Ornello, Matteo Foschi, Michele Romoli, Samir Abu-Rumeileh, Tsering Dolkar, Orsolya Vittay, Luke Dixon, Paul Bentley, Zoe Brown, Charles Hall, Sohaa Jamil, Harri Jenkins, Joseph Kwan, Maneesh Patel, Neil Rane, Dylan Roi, Abhinav Singh, Marius Venter, Dheeraj Kalladka, Abid Malik, Omid Halse, Simona Sacco, Soma Banerjee, Kyriakos Lobotesis
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Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis
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Issue 3/2024
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Abstract
We aim to compare the outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation detected after stroke (AFDAS) and their counterparts with known AF (KAF) presenting with large vessel occlusion (LVO) treated with mechanical thrombectomy (MT). This observational, prospective study included consecutive patients with acute LVO ischemic stroke of the anterior circulation with AFDAS, KAF and without AF. The primary study outcome was functional independence at 90 days after stroke. The secondary study outcomes were variation of the NIHSS score at 24 h, rate of successful reperfusion, death at 90 days and rate of immediate complications post-procedure. Overall, our cohort included 518 patients with acute ischemic stroke and LVO treated with MT, with 289 (56.8%) without a diagnosis of AF; 107 (21%) with AFDAS; 122 (22.2%) with KAF. There was no significant difference in terms of functional independence at 90 days after stroke between the three groups. Regarding the secondary study outcome, the rate of symptomatic intracranial haemorrhage (sICH) and/or parenchymal hematoma (PH) were significantly higher in the group of patients without AF (respectively, P = 0.030 and < 0.010). Logistic regression analysis showed that the subtypes of AF were not statistically significantly associated with functional independence at 90 days after stroke and with the likelihood of any ICH. Our results suggest that the subtypes of AF are not associated with clinical and safety outcomes of MT in patients with acute stroke and LVO. Further studies are needed to confirm our findings.