Predictors of mortality for patients with COVID-19 and large vessel occlusion.
David J AltschulCharles EsenwaNeil HaranhalliSantiago R UndaRafael de La Garza RamosJoseph DardickJenelys Fernandez-TorresAureliana TomaDaniel LabovitzNatalie ChengSeon-Kyu LeeAllan BrookRichard ZampolinPublished in: Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences (2020)
Patients with COVID-19 and ELVO had a significantly higher risk for mortality compared to COVID-19 negative patients with ELVO. A small percentage of COVID-19 ELVO patients had good outcomes. Age greater than 60 and pulmonary symptoms at presentation have higher risk for mortality. Other risk factors for mortality were a history of cigarette smoking, elevated, failure to recanalize, elevated d-dimer and ferritin levels.