急性脑梗死患者超选择性局部动脉溶栓治疗

目的　观察超选择性动脉溶栓治疗急性脑梗死的安全性和疗效。方法　分析 6 1例超选择性局部动脉溶栓治疗的急性脑梗死患者 ,其中颈内动脉主干闭塞的 4例 (6 .6 % ) ,大脑中动脉主干及分支闭塞 4 8例 (78.7% ) ,大脑前动脉闭塞 5例 (8.2 % ) ,椎基底动脉闭塞 4例 (6 .6 % )。结果　预后好的患者共有 4 6例 (75 .4 % ) ,血管再通程度 >5 0 %的 4 4例 (72 .1% ) ,再通程度 <5 0 %的 17例 (2 7.9% )。颅内出血率 19.6 % ,病死率 6 .6 %。结论　超选择性局部动脉溶栓是一种有效的治疗方法 ,它可以提高血管再通率 ,改善脑梗死患者的预后。     

急性缺血性脑梗死动脉内溶栓临床疗效评价

目的评价尿激酶动脉内溶栓治疗急性缺血性脑梗死的临床疗效。方法对162例急性缺血性脑梗死患者应用尿激酶进行局部动脉内溶栓治疗,分析不同阻塞血管部位血管再通率和3个月后格拉斯哥预后评分(GOS)之间的关系。结果脑血管造影发现血管闭塞162例,其中颈内动脉系统闭塞119例(73.5%):颈内动脉(ICA)主干闭塞27例(16.7%),大脑中动脉(MCA)闭塞63例(38.9%),大脑前动脉(ACA)闭塞29例(17.9%);椎基底动脉(VBA)闭塞43例(26.5%)。溶栓后再通分别为11例,40.7%;49例,77.8%;20例,68.9%和23例53.5%。治疗后3个月恢复良好者90例(55.6%),预后差72例(44.4%)。颅内出血8例(4.9%);再灌注损伤73例(45.1%);再栓塞6例(3.1%)。分析后认为ICA主干、VBA动脉再通率较低,预后差;MCA、ACA再通率高,预后好;开始治疗时间血管再通率和临床疗效相关(相关系数r=0.86)。结论局部动脉溶栓可以明显改善脑梗死患者的预后;预后和开始治疗的时间、血管再通有相关性,大脑中、前动脉血管再通率高,预后较好;颈内动脉主干血管阻塞很难再通;椎基底动脉血管再通后症状有所改善;血管不能再通或并发脑出血预后较差。     

动脉内溶栓治疗急性缺血性脑梗死

目的　观察动脉内溶栓治疗急性缺血性脑梗死的临床效果 ,并分析影响预后的因素。方法　对 32例发病在 2～ 2 0h内的急性缺血性脑梗死患者进行动脉内溶栓治疗。尿激酶平均用量 6 5万U。患者病情在入院时由神经科医师以美国国立卫生研究院卒中分数 (NIHSS)综合评分。临床结果评价在溶栓后 3个月进行 ,按改良的Rakin分数 (MRS)分为好结果 (MRS 0～ 3)、差结果 (MRS 4～ 6 )两类。结果　灌注溶栓治疗后脑血管造影复查 ,闭塞血管再通率达 6 2 .5 % ,其中闭塞时间 6h内的 1 4例中 ,部分或完全再通 1 3例 ,闭塞时间在 6～ 2 0h的 1 8例中 ,部分或完全再通 7例。 2 0例患者 (6 2 .5 % )为好结果 ,1 2例 (37.5 % )为差结果 ,其中 2例死亡。 2例 (6 .2 5 % )发生症状性脑出血。良好的预后与入院时NIHSS评分 <2 0 (P <0 .0 1 )及血管再通 (P <0 .0 2 5 )密切相关 ,而血管再通又与开始溶栓时间 <6h有关 (P <0 .0 5 )。结论　动脉内溶栓治疗急性缺血性脑梗死是一种安全有效的方法 ,可使大部分患者闭塞动脉再通 ,提高临床治疗效果。血管闭塞时间越短 ,疗效越佳     

动脉内接触性溶栓治疗急性脑梗死时间窗选择与疗效分析

目的 探讨动脉内接触性溶栓治疗急性脑梗死的时间窗选择与疗效的关系.资料与方法 245例脑梗死均在CT检查及血管造影基础上接受选择性动脉内接触性溶栓治疗,其中在发病后6 h以内溶栓者56例,6～24 h溶栓者189例.分析两组患者的血管再通率和90天预后.结果 脑血管造影发现颈内动脉(ICA)系统闭塞173例,椎基底动脉(VBA)系统闭塞72例;溶栓后ICA系统再通113例,VBA系统再通37例.治疗后90天预后好者180例,预后差者65例.溶栓后颅内出血12例.6 h内组和6～24 h组患者血管内溶栓治疗后90天预后良好率分别为80.35 %(45/56)和71.43 %(135/189),血管再通率分别为66.07%(37/56)和59.79%(113/189),血管再通中位时间分别为67 min和73 min.结论 动脉内接触性溶栓可以明显改善脑梗死患者的预后,仅以发病时间不超过6 h作为动脉内溶栓治疗标准不够全面,应当根据病情适当放宽动脉内溶栓的时间窗.     

颅内动脉溶栓联合机械碎栓治疗急性脑梗死

目的探讨动脉溶栓联合机械碎栓治疗急性脑梗死的可行性和安全性。方法通过对9例急性脑梗死患者实施动脉内尿激酶溶栓联合机械性碎栓介入治疗(其中大脑前动脉A1段栓塞1例、大脑中动脉M1段栓塞6例、颈内动脉C1段狭窄1例、颈内动脉主干栓塞1例;起病距介入治疗时间3 h内2例,3～6 h 5例,>24 h 2例。结果7例6 h以内急性脑梗死患者主要栓塞血管得到100%开通,2例大于24 h患者症状得到改善(颈内动脉C1段狭窄1例、颈内动脉主干栓塞1例)。结论超选择局域性动脉内尿激酶溶栓联合机械碎栓治疗6 h以内急性脑梗死,能使闭塞的血管尽快开通,是一种安全有效的介入治疗术式。     

rt-PA动脉溶栓治疗急性脑梗死的疗效观察

目的分析动脉溶栓治疗急性脑梗死的安全性及疗效。方法对21例颈内动脉系统梗死患者(颈内动脉3例,大脑中动脉12例,大脑前动脉5例,豆纹动脉1例)进行rt-PA动脉溶栓治疗。治疗时间在发病后2～6h,观察术中血管再通及术后即刻、24h后分别行头颅CT或MRI扫描以明确有无颅内出血。术前及术后30d采用中国脑卒中神经功能缺损程度量表(chinese stroke scale)进行评估。结果21例患者动脉溶栓治疗中技术成功率100%。其中血管再通TMI分级2～3级16例,TMI分级0～1级5例。症状性脑出血3例,其中2例死亡。17例术后30d神经功能缺损评分减少>50%,2例<50%,死亡2例。TMI分级2～3级的血管再通患者生活状态明显优于TMI分级0～1级血管再通患者。结论急性脑梗死6h内动脉溶栓治疗比较合适,但也有并发脑出血的严重后果,开始溶栓时间越早越好。     

超选择性动脉溶栓联合血管内干预治疗急性缺血性脑卒中的临床探讨

目的探讨超选择性动脉溶栓联合血管内干预治疗急性缺血性脑卒中的疗效和安全性。方法回顾分析我院住院治疗的21例进行超选择性动脉溶栓的急性缺血性脑卒中患者的临床资料。结果21例患者中,颈内动脉系统病变16例．其中颈内动脉闭塞2例,大脑中动脉主干及分支闭塞6例,大脑前动脉闭塞1例,脑血管造影未见异常者7例。椎基底动脉闭塞5例,闭塞血管再通者,大脑中动脉4例,椎基底动脉2例。其中7例患者动脉溶栓的同时进行了血管内治疗,5例球囊成形术和2例支架植入术。临床症状完全恢复7例,明显好转或进步8例,无效3例,死亡3例;溶栓后脑出血2例．存活病例无1例并发脑出血及消化道出血。结论对选择的急性缺血性脑卒中患者进行超选择性动脉溶栓联合血管内干预治疗是安全有效的。     

急性脑梗塞动脉内溶栓治疗时间窗选择与疗效分析

目的探讨急性脑梗塞动脉内溶栓治疗时间及梗塞部位等因素对疗效的影响。方法288例脑梗塞患者均在CT检查及血管造影基础上接受选择性动脉溶栓治疗,其中在6h以内溶栓者76例,6~24h溶栓者212例。统计2组患者的血管再通率和90d后预后情况。结果脑血管造影发现血管闭塞245例,其中颈内动脉系统闭塞173例,椎基底动脉(VBA)闭塞72例;溶栓后再通分别为112例、38例。治疗后90d恢复良好者180例,预后差108例。颅内出血2例。不同治疗时间2组患者治疗后90d预后良好率分别为80.35%和71.43%,血管再通率分别为67.86%和59.26%,血管再通中位时间分别为68min和73min。结论动脉溶栓治疗脑梗塞,动脉内溶栓时间窗与多种因素密切相关。     

缺血性脑卒中超早期静脉溶栓治疗

目的 :评价超早期尿激酶静脉溶栓疗法对急性缺血性脑卒中的疗效和安全性。材料和方法 :随机选择 2 0例急性缺血性脑卒中患者 ,发病时间在 6h以内 ,半小时之内静脉滴注尿激酶 15 0× 10 4U/人 ,溶栓前、溶栓后 15min及 2 4h分别做血管造影检查 ,并记录比较患者溶栓前后临床神经功能缺损评分 (欧洲脑卒中评分 )及治疗 90天研究终点时的BarthelIndex和改良RankinScale。结果 :大脑中动脉闭塞 8例 ,6例完全再通 ,1例部分再通 ;大脑前动脉闭塞 1例 ,完全再通 ;颈内动脉闭塞 6例 ,3例部分开通 ,3例未通 ;豆纹动脉闭塞的 5例 ;4例临床完全恢复。本组病例中 2例继发症状性脑出血。有 3例患者死亡 ,死亡率为 15 %。结论 :超早期静脉溶栓可以使闭塞的血管再通 ,改善患者预后 ,但必需严格把握适应证 ,否则会增加脑出血的发病率及患者的死亡率。     

导丝留置技术在急性脑动脉闭塞机械取栓中的应用

目的 探讨导丝留置技术在急性脑动脉闭塞机械取栓术中的应用价值、安全性及可行性.方法 回顾分析2015年10月至2016年2月采用机械取栓治疗的15例急性缺血性脑卒中患者临床资料,其中大脑中动脉闭塞6例,颈内动脉及大脑中动脉闭塞5例,椎基底动脉闭塞4例.采用导丝留置技术快速准确判断血管闭塞特征,进行血管内机械取栓术治疗.结果 15例患者经导丝留置技术均成功准确判断病变血管闭塞特征.13例(87％)闭塞血管即刻再通,其中10例脑梗死溶栓后血流分级(TICI)评分达3分,5例2b分;2例因血栓负荷量大、闭塞节段长,多次取栓效果不佳,血管再通失败.美国国立卫生研究院卒中量表(NIHSS)评分由术前19.2±7.0改善至术后1周6.3±3.6,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.01).术后3个月10例改良Rankin量表(mRS)评分≤2分.结论 机械取栓治疗急性脑血管闭塞安全有效,导丝留置技术可安全、方便快捷、准确地判断出闭塞血管特征,减少手术操作,降低手术并发症,提高血管再通率.     

Combined intraarterial/intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The intravenous use of recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rTPA) in acute ischemic stroke has been investigated in three large trials. Limited series have reflected outcome after local intraarterial thrombolysis (LIT) in the cerebral territory. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of combined intraarterial/intravenous thrombolysis using rTPA (actilyse) for acute ischemic stroke. METHODS: Forty-five patients with acute onset of severe hemispheric stroke and without signs of major cerebral infarction on early CT scans were randomized by order of admission. Twelve patients were treated with 50 mg actilyse (maximal dose, 0.7 mg/kg); three had occlusion of the internal carotid artery and nine had occlusion of the middle cerebral artery. Thrombolysis was started by LIT and continued intravenously within 6 hours of stroke onset. Outcome, assessed after 1 and 12 months according to the modified Rankin scale (MRS), was considered good (MRS score, 0-3) for patients who were functionally independent and poor (MRS score, 4-5) for those who were dependent or had died. RESULTS: In the thrombolysis group, outcome was good in eight patients at 1 month and in 10 patients at 12 months; in the control group, outcome was good in seven (21%) and 11 (33%) patients, respectively. Of the eight patients with a good outcome after thrombolysis, four had complete and one had partial recanalization. In the control group, the rate of intracerebral hemorrhage was 6%. Mortality at 1 month in the thrombolysis and control groups was 17% and 48%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Combined intraarterial/intravenous thrombolysis with low-dose rTPA may be a safe and effective treatment for acute ischemic stroke within 6 hours in carefully selected patients.     

Intravenous glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor (tirofiban) followed by intra-arterial urokinase and mechanical thrombolysis in stroke

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate preliminarily the efficacy and safety of intravenous tirofiban combined with intra-arterial pharmacologic and mechanical thrombolysis in patients with stroke. METHODS: Twenty-one consecutive patients with an acute ischemic stroke due to major cerebral arteries occlusion and a National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale [NIHSS] score > or = 18 were treated with an intravenous bolus of tirofiban and heparin followed by intra-arterial administration of urokinase coupled with mechanical thrombolysis. RESULTS: Thirteen patients had an anterior circulation stroke (T-siphon internal carotid artery [ICA] = 7; middle cerebral artery [MCA] = 6), 6 patients a posterior circulation stroke, and 2 patients an anterior plus posterior circulation stroke (left ICA or M1 tract of MCA plus basilar artery occlusions). Mean NIHSS score on admission was 21 (range, 18-27). Immediate recanalization was successful (thrombolysis in myocardial infarction [TIMI] 2-3) in 17 of 21 patients. The following day, 14 of 19 patients improved substantially and complete vessel patency (TIMI 3-4) was confirmed by digital subtraction angiography. Intracranial bleeding occurred in 5 of 21 patients (3 symptomatic cerebral hemorrhages and 2 subarachnoid hemorrhages) and was fatal in the case of 3 patients. At discharge, the mean NIHSS was 5.4 (range, 0-25). Overall, at 3-month follow-up the functional outcome was favorable (modified Rankin Scale score = 0-2) in 13 of 21 (62%) patients. Death (including all causes) at 90 days occurred in 6 of 21 (28%) cases. CONCLUSIONS: The combination of intravenous tirofiban with intra-arterial urokinase and mechanical thrombolysis may be successful in reestablishing vessel patency and result in a good functional outcome in patients with major cerebral arteries occlusions.     

Mechanical thrombectomy with snare in patients with acute ischemic stroke

Introduction We evaluated the efficacy and safety of thrombus extraction using a microsnare in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Methods This was a prospective, observational, cohort study in which consecutive patients with AIS (<6 hours of ischemia for anterior circulation and <24 hours for posterior circulation) who had been previously excluded from intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) thrombolysis were included and followed-up for 3 months. Mechanical embolectomy with a microsnare of 2–4 mm was undertaken as the first treatment. Low-dose intraarterial thrombolysis or angioplasty was used if needed. TIMI grade and modified Rankin stroke scale (mRSS) score were used to evaluate vessel recanalization and clinical efficacy, respectively. Results Nine patients (mean age 55 years, range 17–69 years) were included. Their basal mean NIHSS score was 16 (range 12–24). In seven out of the nine patients (77.8%) the clot was removed, giving a TIMI grade of 3 in four patients and TIMI grade 2 in three patients. Occlusion sites were: middle cerebral artery (four), basilar artery (two) and anterior cerebral artery plus middle cerebral artery (one). The mean time for recanalization from the start of the procedure was 50 min (range 50–75 min). At 3 months, the mRSS score was 0 in two patients and 3–4 in three patients (two patients died). Conclusion According to our results, the microsnare is a safe procedure for mechanical thrombectomy with a good recanalization rate. Further studies are required to determine the role of the microsnare in the treatment of AIS.     

Brain single-photon emission CT studies using 99mTc-HMPAO and 99mTc-ECD early after recanalization by local intraarterial thrombolysis in patients with acute embolic middle cerebral artery occlusion

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The brain distribution of 9mTc-hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime (HMPAO) correlates with regional brain perfusion, whereas 99mTc-ethyl cysteinate dimer (ECD) reflects not only perfusion but also the metabolic status of brain tissue. We compared 99mTc-ECD single-photon emission CT (SPECT) with 99mTc-HMPAO SPECT early after recanalization by local intraarterial thrombolysis (LIT) in patients with acute embolic middle cerebral artery occlusion. We also assessed the predictive value of 99mTc-HMPAO and 99mTc-ECD SPECT for the development of ischemic brain damage. METHODS: 99mTc-HMPAO and consecutive 99mTc-ECD SPECT studies were performed in 15 patients within 3 hours of LIT. The two SPECT studies were obtained independently using a subtraction technique. SPECT evaluation was performed using semiquantitative region-of-interest analysis. Noninfarction, infarction, and hemorrhage were identified by follow-up CT or MR imaging. RESULTS: Forty-five lesions were identified (21 noninfarctions, 19 infarctions, and five hemorrhages). Regardless of 99mTc-HMPAO SPECT findings, lesions showing isoactivity (count rate densities of 0.9 to 1.1 as compared with the contralateral side) on 99mTc-ECD SPECT were salvaged. Lesions with hypoactivity (values < 0.9) on 99mTc-ECD SPECT developed irreversible brain damage. Hemorrhage appeared in lesions with both hyperactivity (values > 1.1) on 99mTc-HMPAO SPECT and hypoactivity on 99mTc-ECD SPECT. CONCLUSION: The brain distribution of 99mTc-ECD in a reperfused area identified by 99mTc-HMPAO SPECT early after recanalization of acute ischemic stroke is dependent on cerebral tissue viability. By combining 99mTc-ECD and 99mTc-HMPAO SPECT, performed within the first few hours of LIT, it is possible to identify patients at risk for hemorrhagic transformation reliably.     

Intraarterial thrombolysis for treatment of acute stroke: experience in 26 patients with long-term follow-up.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Since the approval of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator for acute ischemic stroke, great interest has been generated in cerebral fibrinolysis. Our purpose was to assess long-term outcome and hemorrhagic risk in patients with anterior circulation ischemic stroke treated with intraarterial urokinase. METHODS: Twenty-six patients were treated within 6 hours of ictus; of these, 21 were followed up for an average of 23 months. Angiographic reperfusion was classified according to thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) grades. The Rankin Scale (RS) and the modified Barthel Index (mod BI) were used as outcome measures (good outcome: RS = 0-2, mod BI = 16-20; poor outcome: RS = 3-5, mod BI < or = 15). RESULTS: Ten of the 21 patients (average age, 48 years) had a good outcome; three (average age, 71 years) had a poor outcome; eight patients (average age, 78 years) died. Partial/complete (successful) recanalization was observed in 11 of 26 patients and minimal or no (unsuccessful) recanalization in 15. Recanalization favored a better outcome: nine of 21 had successful recanalization, with a good outcome in seven; 12 of 21 had unsuccessful reperfusion, with poor outcome/death in nine. Poor outcome was noted in five patients with internal carotid artery (ICA) bifurcation occlusions, four of whom had unsuccessful recanalization and poor outcome or death. Hemorrhage occurred in 10 of the 26 patients, with clinical deterioration in three. The average dose of urokinase was higher in the hemorrhage group, and mortality was higher in patients who hemorrhaged. CONCLUSION: Intraarterial thrombolysis is feasible in the setting of acute stroke. Successful reperfusion is associated with a better outcome, and the prevalence of hemorrhage does not exceed that which occurs in the natural history of embolic stroke. Poor outcome or death is associated with nonrecanalization, older age, hemorrhage, and ICA bifurcation occlusions.     

Local intra-arterial thrombolysis in the carotid territory: does recanalization depend on the thromboembolus type?

Little is known about whether recanalization of carotid territory occlusions by local intra-arterial thrombolysis (LIT) depends on the type of the occluding thromboembolus. We retrospectively analysed the records of 62 patients with thromboembolic occlusions of the intracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) bifurcation or the middle cerebral artery who were undergoing LIT with urokinase within 6 h of symptom onset. We determined the influence of thromboembolus type (according to the TOAST criteria), thromboembolus location, leptomeningeal collaterals, time interval from onset of symptoms to onset of thrombolysis, and patient's age on recanalization. The thromboembolus type was atherosclerotic in six patients, cardioembolic in 29, of other determined etiology in four, and of undetermined etiology in 23 patients. Thirty-three (53%) thromboembolic occlusions were recanalized. The thromboembolus location but not the TOAST stroke type nor other parameters affected recanalization. In the TOAST group of patients with cardioembolic occlusions recanalization occurred significantly less frequently when transoesophageal echocardiography showed cardiac thrombus. The present study underlines the thromboembolus location as being the most important parameter affecting recanalization. The fact that thromboembolic occlusions originating from cardiac thrombi had a lower likelihood of being resolved by thrombolysis indicates the thromboembolus type as another parameter affecting recanalization.     

Internal carotid artery stent implantation in 25 patients with acute stroke: preliminary results

PURPOSE: To evaluate retrospectively the outcome for patients with acute ischemic stroke in the territory of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) who had undergone stent implantation in the proximal segment of the internal carotid artery (ICA) in addition to intraarterial thrombolysis (IAT). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Stent implantation and retrospective analysis of clinical and radiologic data were approved by the institutional ethical committee. Endovascular treatment was performed after obtaining informed consent from patients or their closest relatives. Informed consent for retrospective review was not required. After pharmacologic and/or mechanical IAT, 25 consecutive patients (seven women, 18 men; mean age, 59 years +/- 14 [standard deviation]) underwent stent implantation in the proximal segment of the ICA (endovascular group). The clinical and radiologic characteristics (ie, interval from symptom onset to arrival at the emergency department, prevalence of vascular risk factors, causes of stroke, stroke severity, early signs of cerebral ischemia, duration of endovascular intervention, type of occlusion, and prevalence of leptomeningeal collateral vessels), recanalization rates, and clinical outcomes for patients in the endovascular group were compared with those for patients in the medical group (10 women, 21 men; mean age, 62 years +/- 12) who experienced ischemic stroke in the territory of the MCA as a result of ICA occlusion and who received antithrombotic treatment only. Differences between groups were assessed by using the chi2 test. A logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the effect of clinical and radiologic factors on recanalization rates and outcome. RESULTS: ICA recanalization was successful in 21 patients. Good recanalization of the MCA was achieved in 11 patients. In nine of these patients, recanalization of the MCA was achieved by using mechanical IAT only. In the remaining 12 patients, administration of intraarterial urokinase was performed in addition to mechanical thrombolysis. Two patients from the endovascular group experienced symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage. At 3 months, 56% of the endovascular group and 26% of the medical group had a favorable outcome. Mortality was 20% in the endovascular and 16% in the medical group. CONCLUSION: IAT and stent implantation in the proximal segment of the ICA seem to improve the outcome for patients with ischemic stroke caused by occlusion of the cervical portion of the ICA.