Mechanical Thrombectomy of Acute Ischemic Stroke Anterior Circulation Distal Vessel Occlusion

Official title

Outcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy of Acute Ischemic Stroke Anterior Circulation Distal Vessel Occlusion

Overview

Ischemic stroke continues to be of the leading causes of disability and death. Distal vessel occlusion one of most presenting and disabling varieties of ischemic stroke. Distal vessel occlusion stroke is a type of ischemic stroke that affects the small arteries in the brain, usually beyond the M2 segment of the middle cerebral artery. These strokes can cause various neurological symptoms depending on the location and size of the occluded vessel and the extent of the brain tissue damage

Detailed description

DMVOs are defined by the Distal Thrombectomy Summit Group consensus statement as thromboembolic occlusion of the anterior cerebral artery, M2-M4 middle cerebral artery (MCA), posterior cerebral artery (PCA), posterior inferior cerebellar artery, anterior inferior cerebellar artery or superior cerebellar artery. It is estimated that 25-40% of all AIS is due to DMVO.Though distal vessel occlusion associated with poor disabling comorbidities'.With different aetiology weather primary Embolic from (heart, carotid or aorta),thrombotic (atherosclerotic, hypertension or Diabetes ,smoking \&hyperlipidaemia) or Secondary distal vessel occlusion that occurs as a complication of a proximal large vessel occlusion, either spontaneously or after treatment with intravenous thrombolysis or endovascular thrombectomy. This can be due to thrombus fragmentation and migration or incomplete reperfusion of the affected vascular territory . Endovascular thrombectomy is well established as a highly effective treatment for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) due to proximal, large vessel occlusions (PLVOs). Recent advances in stent retriever and aspiration catheter technology are more promising results to reach more distal vessels, with a good outcome. However, MT in M2 emerging with different technique using stent Retriever or aspiration or both nowadays, evidence of other MT in distal vessel occlusion is poor.

Interventions

• Device an array of devices are used in thrombectomy. These include guide catheters, stent-retrievers, microcatheters, aspiration catheters, and aspiration pump systems
  each patient with distal vessel occlusion subjected to mechanical thrombectomy using aspiration technique or stent retriever

Primary outcome measures

• Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction (TICI) [Time frame: 1 day , 10 day]
• modified Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction scale (mTICI) [Time frame: 1 day , 10 day]

Secondary outcome measures (2)

• mRS [Time frame: three months]
• Safety outcomes were defined as 90-day mortality and occurrence of symptomatic intracranial haemorrhage (sICH). [Time frame: three months]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

• a. Inclusion criteria:

• Diagnosis of an acute ischemic stroke due to an occlusion of the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) in the A1-A3 segment 2. Diagnosis of an acute ischemic stroke due to an occlusion of the middle cerebral artery in the distal M2 segment or the M3 segment.

Exclusion criteria

• Posterior circulation small vessel occlusion
• Tandem lesions with occlusion of the ipsilateral ICA were excluded.

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation

N/A

Model

Single group

Masking

Open label

Primary purpose

Treatment

Study locations

Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.

Publications

• Kunz WG, Almekhlafi MA, Goyal M. Distal Vessel Occlusions: When to Consider Endovascular Thrombectomy. Stroke. 2018 Jul;49(7):1581-1583. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.118.021887. Epub 2018 Jun 18. No abstract available. PMID 29915118
• Sepp D, Hernandez Petzsche MR, Zarth T, Wunderlich S, Ikenberg B, Maegerlein C, Zimmer C, Berndt MT, Boeckh-Behrens T, Kirschke JS. Mechanical thrombectomy of distal cerebral vessel occlusions of the anterior circulation. Sci Rep. 2023 Apr 7;13(1):5730. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-32634-0. PMID 37029202
• Saver JL, Chapot R, Agid R, Hassan A, Jadhav AP, Liebeskind DS, Lobotesis K, Meila D, Meyer L, Raphaeli G, Gupta R; Distal Thrombectomy Summit Group*dagger. Thrombectomy for Distal, Medium Vessel Occlusions: A Consensus Statement on Present Knowledge and Promising Directions. Stroke. 2020 Sep;51(9):2872-2884. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.028956. Epub 2020 Aug 6. No abstract available. PMID 32757757
• Kobeissi H, Bilgin C, Ghozy S, Kadirvel R, Kallmes DF, Brinjikji W. A review of acute ischemic stroke caused by distal, medium vessel occlusions. Interv Neuroradiol. 2025 Dec;31(6):846-851. doi: 10.1177/15910199231197616. Epub 2023 Aug 29. PMID 37644821
• Lima FO, Furie KL, Silva GS, Lev MH, Camargo EC, Singhal AB, Harris GJ, Halpern EF, Koroshetz WJ, Smith WS, Nogueira RG. Prognosis of untreated strokes due to anterior circulation proximal intracranial arterial occlusions detected by use of computed tomography angiography. JAMA Neurol. 2014 Feb;71(2):151-7. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2013.5007. PMID 24323077
• Elhorany M, Rosso C, Shotar E, Baronnet-Chauvet F, Premat K, Lenck S, Crozier S, Corcy C, Bottin L, Mansour OY, Talbi A, El-Din EAT, Fadel WA, Sourour NA, Alamowitch S, Samson Y, Clarencon F. Safety and effectiveness of mechanical thrombectomy for primary isolated distal vessel occlusions: A monocentric retrospective comparative study. J Neuroradiol. 2022 Jun;49(4):311-316. doi: 10.1016/j.neurad.2 PMID 35397949
• Guenego A, Mine B, Bonnet T, Elens S, Vazquez Suarez J, Jodaitis L, Ligot N, Naeije G, Lubicz B. Thrombectomy for distal medium vessel occlusion with a new generation of Stentretriever (Tigertriever 13). Interv Neuroradiol. 2022 Aug;28(4):444-454. doi: 10.1177/15910199211039926. Epub 2021 Sep 13. PMID 34516332
• Alawieh AM, Chalhoub RM, Al Kasab S, Jabbour P, Psychogios MN, Starke RM, Arthur AS, Fargen KM, De Leacy R, Kan P, Dumont TM, Rai A, Crosa RJ, Maier I, Goyal N, Wolfe SQ, Cawley CM, Mocco J, Tjoumakaris SI, Howard BM, Dimisko L, Saad H, Ogilvy CS, Crowley RW, Mascitelli JR, Fragata I, Levitt MR, Kim JT, Park MS, Gory B, Polifka AJ, Matouk C, Grossberg JA, Spiotta AM; STAR Collaborators. Multicente PMID 35918129

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06427187 · Mechanical throbectomy

Primary sources (government registries)

• ClinicalTrials.gov (US NIH)

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