Authors
Ten Brinck, Michelle F. M.Jager, Maike
de Vries, Joost
Grotenhuis, J. Andre
Aquarius, Rene
Morkve, Svein H.
Rautio, Riitta
Numminen, Jussi
Raj, Rahul
Wakhloo, Ajay K.
Puri, Ajit S.
Taschner, Christian A.
Boogaarts, Hieronymus D.
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Radiology, New England Center for Stroke ResearchDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2019-08-24Keywords
endovascular techniquesflow diversion
intracranial aneurysm
subarachnoid hemorrhage
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Cardiovascular Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Neurology
Radiology
Surgery
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Flow diverters are sometimes used in the setting of acutely ruptured aneurysms. However, thromboembolic and hemorrhagic complications are feared and evidence regarding safety is limited. Therefore, in this multicenter study we evaluated complications, clinical, and angiographic outcomes of patients treated with a flow diverter for acutely ruptured aneurysms. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective observational study of 44 consecutive patients who underwent flow diverter treatment within 15 days after rupture of an intracranial aneurysm at six centers. The primary end point was good clinical outcome, defined as modified Rankin Scale score (mRS) 0-2. Secondary endpoints were procedure-related complications and complete aneurysm occlusion at follow-up. RESULTS: At follow-up (median 3.4 months) 20 patients (45%) had a good clinical outcome. In 20 patients (45%), 25 procedure-related complications occurred. These resulted in permanent neurologic deficits in 12 patients (27%). In 5 patients (11%) aneurysm re-rupture occurred. Eight patients died resulting in an all-cause mortality rate of 18%. Procedure-related complications were associated with a poor clinical outcome (mRS 3-6; OR 5.1(95% CI 1.0 to 24.9), p=0.04). Large aneurysms were prone to re-rupture with rebleed rates of 60% (3/5) vs 5% (2/39) (p=0.01) for aneurysms with a size > /=20 mm and < 20 mm, respectively. Follow-up angiography in 29 patients (median 9.7 months) showed complete aneurysm occlusion in 27 (93%). CONCLUSION: Flow diverter treatment of ruptured intracranial aneurysms was associated with high rates of procedure-related complications including aneurysm re-ruptures. Complications were associated with poor clinical outcome. In patients with available angiographic follow-up, a high occlusion rate was observed.Source
J Neurointerv Surg. 2019 Aug 24. pii: neurintsurg-2019-015077. doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2019-015077. [Epub ahead of print] Link to article on publisher's site
DOI
10.1136/neurintsurg-2019-015077Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/48387PubMed ID
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10.1136/neurintsurg-2019-015077