Neutrophil-Lymphocyte ratio is associated with poor clinical outcome after mechanical thrombectomy in stroke in patients with COVID-19.
Fawaz Al-MuftiPriyank KhandelwalTolga SursalJared B CooperEric FeldsteinKrishna AmuluruJayaji M MoréAmbooj TiwariAmit SinglaAdam Andrew DmytriwMariangela PianoLuca QuiliciGuglielmo PeroLeonardo RenieriNicola LimbucciMario Martínez-GaldámezMiguel Schüller ArteagaJorge GalvánJuan Francisco Arenillas-LaraZafar HashimSanjeev NayakKeith DesousaHai SunPankaj K AgarwallaJ Sudipta RoychowdhuryEmad NourollahzadehTannavi PrakashAndrew R XavierJ Diego LozanoGaurav GuptaDileep R YavagalMohammad ElghanemChirag D GandhiStephan A MayerPublished in: Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences (2022)
We show elevated NLR in LVO patients with COVID-19 portends significantly worse outcomes and increased mortality regardless of recanalization status. Severe neuro-inflammatory stress response related to COVID-19 may negate the potential benefits of successful thrombectomy.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- atrial fibrillation
- acute ischemic stroke
- cardiovascular events
- oxidative stress
- early onset
- middle cerebral artery
- peripheral blood
- risk factors
- endovascular treatment
- coronary artery disease
- cardiovascular disease
- adipose tissue
- brain injury
- weight loss
- insulin resistance
- subarachnoid hemorrhage