Abstract
To explore the safety of early administration of platelet aggregation inhibitors in acute
ischemic stroke patients who received endovascular intervention due to intracranial atherosclerotic large artery
occlusion in the anterior circulation. Methods: This retrospective study included 56 acute ischemic stroke
patients who received recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) bridging
endovascular treatment for atherosclerotic large vessel occlusion in the anterior circulation. During the
procedure, all patients were treated with tirofiban with an intravenous bolus (10 μg/kg), followed by continuous
IV application [0.15 μg/(kg·min)] for up to 24 h post-procedure and bridged with 100 mg aspirin and 75 mg
clopidogrel dual oral antiplatelet treatment if the follow-up CT found no obvious hemorrhage. Recanalization
result was assessed by catheter angiography according to the modified Thrombolysis in Cerebral Ischemia
(mTICI) scale. Intracerebral hemorrhage was assessed for each patient using the European Cooperative Acute
Stroke Study (ECASS) Ⅱ criteria, and the incidence of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), symptomatic
intracranial hemorrhage (sICH), and systemic bleedings was recorded. Patient death 3 days and 3 months after
surgery were recorded; 3-month functional outcomes were assessed by the modified Rankin scale (mRS).
Results: Among the 56 patients with large artery occlusion in the anterior circulation due to intracranial
atherosclerotic disease, 51 patients received successful intraoperative recanalization; 10 subjects showed ICH in
3 days, 4 of which were sICH, and no patient experienced systemic bleedings. Thrombocytopenia occurred in 2
patients, neither of which had ICH. Within 3 days after operation, 2 patients died, one from cerebral hernia and
the other from severe pneumonia. All patients were followed up for 3 months during which 7 patients died and
29 patients achieved a ≤2 mRS score. Conclusion: The use of tirofiban in intravenous thrombolysis bridging
endovascular therapy in acute ischemic stroke patients with anterior circulation atherosclerotic large artery
occlusion is safe.
Key words
acute ischemic stroke
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Safety of Intravascular Therapy for Acute Atherosclerotic Large Artery Occlusion in Anterior
Circulation Combined with Antiplatelet Agents[J]. Neural Injury and Functional Reconstruction. 2020, 15(5): 259-262
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