Impact of smoking on outcomes following endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Kobeissi Hassan Sherief A GhozyBilal TurfeMelika AmoukhtehRamanathan D KadirvelWaleed BrinjikjiAlejandro A RabinsteinDavid F Kallmes

Published in: Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences (2023)

In this meta-analysis of eight studies, we found that smokers with AIS undergoing EVT experienced better 90-day outcomes and higher rates of TICI 2b-3. This may be due to baseline differences between smokers and non-smokers, but future studies should explore alternative reasons that could explain this relationship between smoking and AIS treated with EVT.

Keyphrases

smoking cessation
acute ischemic stroke
case control
systematic review
meta analyses
current status
randomized controlled trial
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
aortic dissection