Impact of single phase CT angiography collateral status on functional outcome over time: results from the MR CLEAN Registry.
Ivo Gh JansenMaxim Jhl MulderRobert-Jan B GoldhoornAnna M M BoersAdriaan Cgm van EsLonneke Sf YoJeannette HofmeijerJasper M MartensMarianne Aa van WalderveenBas Fw van der KallenSjoerd Fm JenniskensKilian M TreurnietHenk A MarqueringMarieke Es SprengersWouter J SchonewilleJoost Cj BotGeert J Lycklama A NijeholtHester F LingsmaDavid S LiebeskindJelis BoitenJan Albert VosYvo Bwem RoosRobert J Van OostenbruggeA V D LugtWim H van ZwamDiederik W J DippelIdo R van den WijngaardCharles Blm Majoienull nullPublished in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2019)
In routine clinical practice, better collateral status is associated with better functional outcome and greater treatment benefit in EVT treated acute ischemic stroke patients, independent of time to treatment. Within the 6 hour time window, a substantial proportion of patients with absent and poor collaterals can still achieve functional independence.