Adjunct Thrombolysis Enhances Brain Reperfusion following Successful Thrombectomy.
Carlos LaredoAlejandro RodríguezLaura OleagaMaría Hernández-PérezArturo RenúJosep PuigLuis San RománAnna M PlanasXabier UrraSergio AmaroPublished in: Annals of neurology (2022)
There is a high prevalence of areas of hypoperfusion following thrombectomy despite successful reperfusion on angiography. Adjunct alteplase enhances brain reperfusion, which results in reduced expansion of the infarction and improved neuronal integrity. ANN NEUROL 2022;92:860-870.
Keyphrases
- acute ischemic stroke
- cerebral ischemia
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- resting state
- white matter
- blood brain barrier
- brain injury
- optical coherence tomography
- computed tomography
- functional connectivity
- acute myocardial infarction
- cognitive impairment
- multiple sclerosis
- acute coronary syndrome
- pulmonary embolism
- coronary artery disease
- neural network
- atrial fibrillation
- percutaneous coronary intervention