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Published on: December 10, 2014
Characteristics of Cerebral Autoregulation After Mechanical Thrombectomy and Its Relationship With Prognosis
Yang Qu1, Menglu Cong1, Jia Liu2
1Stroke Center, Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Aims:
To investigate the characteristics of dynamic cerebral autoregulation (dCA) in patients after mechanical thrombectomy (MT) and the relationship between dCA and prognosis.
Methods:
In this prospective study, 89 and 158 patients were enrolled in the MT and non-MT groups, respectively. Both groups underwent dCA measurements within 3 days after stroke. The transfer function parameter, phase difference (PD), and gain were used to quantify dCA. A favorable outcome was defined as a modified Rankin Scale score ≤ 2 at 90 days. The collateral score was used to reflect the collateral reserve capacity.
Results:
MT was associated with better PD in both the affected and unaffected sides. In the MT group, the PD of the affected side was an independent predictor of favorable outcomes (odds ratio [OR] 0.927, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.885-0.970; p < 0.001). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for predicting favorable outcomes of the PD on the affected side was 0.759 (95% CI, 0.654-0.864; p < 0.001). Further, good collaterals were independently associated with better PD.
Conclusions:
MT has a positive effect on dCA during the acute phase of stroke. For patients undergoing MT, dCA is a reliable indicator for predicting prognosis and may be an intervention target to improve outcomes.
