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Symptomatic Intracranial Hemorrhage after Mechanical Thrombectomy - the Difference between Iso-Osmolar and
Takeshi Wada1, Katsutoshi Takayama1, Kaoru Myouchin1
1Department of Interventional Neuroradiology/Radiology, Kouseikai Takai Hospital, Tenri, Nara, Japan.
Objective:
Symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (SICH) after mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is generally considered a critical complication. Hemorrhagic transformation after ischemic stroke has also been associated with contrast media administration. The objective of our study was to evaluate correlations between contrast media type and incidence of SICH after MT.
Methods:
Ninety-three consecutive patients (41 men; mean age, 80.2 years; range, 44-98 years) underwent MT reperfusion (expanded thrombolysis in cerebral infarction score, 2a-3) for acute large-vessel occlusion ischemic stroke within 8 h after symptom onset between April 2020 and July 2023 were retrospectively reviewed. Correlations between contrast media type (iso-osmolar or low-osmolar medium) and incidence of SICH were assessed.
Results:
Contrast media were iso-osmolar in 60 cases or low-osmolar in 33 cases. The overall incidence of SICH was 5.5%. The frequency of SICH was significantly lower in the iso-osmolar group (1.7%) than in the low-osmolar group (12.1%; P = 0.033).
Conclusion:
Iso-osmolar contrast media was associated with a lower incidence of SICH compared with low-osmolar contrast media in patients after MT.
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