Late cerebral embolization after emboli-protected carotid artery stenting assessed by sequential diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging.
JACC Cardiovasc Interv
; 1(5): 571-7, 2008 Oct.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19463360
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study sought to assess the timing of cerebral ischemia after emboli-protected carotid artery stenting (CAS).BACKGROUND:
Predominantly clinically silent cerebral ischemia has been observed in up to 50% of patients undergoing emboli-protected CAS. The timing and location of cerebral ischemia has not been sufficiently elucidated.METHODS:
In 58 patients (69.6 +/- 8.3 years) who underwent 59 procedures, diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWMRI) was performed before the intervention and at 2 time points (t(1) and t(2)) after the intervention.RESULTS:
No patient showed recent cerebral injury before CAS. At t(1) = 3.5 +/- 1.8 h, new ischemic foci, all located in the ipsilateral hemisphere, were observed in 12 of 59 DWMRI studies (20.3%, 95% confidence interval 11.0% to 32.8%). At t(2) = 18.0 +/- 3.1 h, 7 more DWMRI scans showed recent ischemic foci, and 3 scans in patients with positive scans at t(1) showed additional foci, for a total of 10 scans (17.0%, 95% confidence interval 8.4% to 29.0%) documenting late cerebral ischemia. In 4 of these (40%), ischemic foci were located contralaterally. Cerebral ischemia was not associated with overt neurological sequelae out to 30 days in any patient.CONCLUSIONS:
The incidence of late cerebral ischemia occurring between 3.5 and 18 h after emboli-protected CAS was 17%. It may occur with equal likelihood in either hemisphere. Preventive measures to possibly reduce the incidence of cerebral embolization should focus not only on the target lesion, but also on the access vasculature. Patients should be monitored and DWMRI delayed for at least 18 h after the intervention.
Full text:
1
Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cerebral Angiography
/
Stents
/
Brain Ischemia
/
Carotid Stenosis
/
Angioplasty, Balloon
/
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
/
Intracranial Embolism
/
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
/
Filtration
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
/
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Aged
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
/
Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
JACC Cardiovasc Interv
Journal subject:
ANGIOLOGIA
/
CARDIOLOGIA
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Germany