Intravascular therapy outcomes,prognostic influencing factors and thrombus pathological analysis in acute ischemic stroke with large vessel occlusion after cardiac surgery
10.3969/j.issn.1672-5921.2025.05.001
- VernacularTitle:心脏外科手术围手术期大血管闭塞性急性缺血性卒中患者行血管内治疗的疗效及预后影响因素和血栓病理分析
- Author:
Tengyun MA
1
;
Yuyuan GAO
;
Guixian MA
;
Bin ZHANG
;
Lijuan WANG
Author Information
1. 510080 广州,华南理工大学医学院
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cardiac surgical procedures;
Ischemic stroke;
Large vessel occlusion;
Intravascular therapy;
Thrombus pathology
- From:
Chinese Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases
2025;22(5):291-301
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the therapeutic effect and prognostic influencing factors of endovascular therapy for periprocedural acute ischemic stroke with large vessel occlusion(AIS-LVO)after cardiac surgery,and to analyze the pathological characteristics of thrombi leading to LVO.Methods This study retrospectively and consecutively enrolled patients who experienced AIS-LVO during the perioperative period of cardiac surgery at the Cardiovascular Surgery Department of Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital from June 1,2017,to March 31,2024.The patients were divided into a surgical group and a non-surgical group based on whether they received endovascular treatment.The clinical and imaging data of the patients were collected,including gender,age,hypertension,diabetes,history of smoking,low-density lipoprotein cholesterol,cardiac surgical methods(coronary artery bypass grafting,total arch replacement[TRA],cardiac valve replacement,other types of surgery[valve repair,atrial septal repair,ventricular septal repair,heart transplantation]),time from cardiac surgery to AIS onset,location of vascular occlusion(vertebral-basilar artery,right internal carotid artery,left internal carotid artery),National Institutes of Health stroke scale(NIHSS)score at the onset of stroke,time from stroke onset to puncture,stroke etiology(embolism,arterial dissection,atherosclerotic stenosis),and imaging data including Alberta stroke program early CT score(ASPECTS)of the anterior circulation,ASPECTS of the posterior circulation(pc-ASPECTS)and CT angiography,CT perfusion,etc.The thrombus samples were stained with hematoxylin-eosin and martius scarlet blue staining.According to the proportion of red blood cells(RBC)in the thrombus,the thrombi were classified as erythrocyte-rich thrombi(RBC proportion≥70%),mixed thrombi(RBC proportion 31%-69%),and fibrin-rich thrombi(RBC proportion≤30%).At 90d after stroke onset,the modified Rankin scale(mRS)was used for both outpatient and telephone follow-up.The mRS score 0-2 indicated a good prognosis,3-6 indicated a poor prognosis,and 6 points indicated death.Factors with P＜0.1 in univariate Logistic regression and those factors may influence the prognosis according to clinical experience were included and further analyzed with multivariate Logistic regression to analyze the 90 d prognostic influencing factors after stroke onset for AIS-LVO patients during the perioperative period of cardiac surgery.Results A total of 102 patients who experienced AIS-LVO during the perioperative period of cardiac surgery(68 males,34females,with mean age of[58±14]years)were enrolled in this study,50 were in the non-surgery group and 52 in the surgery group.(1)Significant differences were observed between the surgical and non-surgical group in hypertension(32.7%[17/52]vs.54.0%[27/50],P=0.030),NIHSS score at stroke onset(12.3[12.3,21.8]vs.35.0[18.0,35.0],P＜0.01),vascular occlusion site(P=0.048),cardiac surgery type(P＜0.01),ASPECTS/pc-ASPECTS(9[8,9]vs.4[3,6],P＜0.01),favorable90-day prognosis rate(75.0%[39/52]vs.10.0%[5/50],P＜0.01)and 90-day mortality rate(7.7%[4/52]vs.68.0%[34/50],P＜0.01).Other clinical and imaging data showed no significant differences(all P＞0.05).In the surgery group,86.5%(45/52),7.7%(4/52),and 5.8%(3/52)patients were attributed to embolism,arterial dissection,and atherosclerotic stenosis,respectively.(2)Univariate Logistic regression analysis identified NIHSS score at stroke onset,TRA,endovascular therapy,and ASPECTS/pc-ASPECTS score as prognostic factors affecting the 90-day prognosis after stroke.Set the patient's 90-day prognosis(assign favorable prognosis as 1 and poor prognosis as 0)as dependent variable,incorporate factors with P＜0.1 in the univariate Logistic analysis and location of vascular occlusion in a multivariate Logistic regression analysis.The results showed that high NIHSS score on stroke onset(OR,0.86,95%CI 0.78-0.95,P=0.002)and non endovascular therapy(OR,6.93,95%CI 1.05-45.55,P=0.044)were independent risk factors of poor prognosis 90-day after stroke onset for AIS-LVO patients during the perioperative period of cardiac surgery.(3)Among 45 cardioembolic patients,thrombus samples from 33 patients were analyzed.The analysis revealed no erythrocyte-rich thrombi,3 mixed thrombi,and 30 fibrin-rich thrombi,with 12having a fibrin proportion exceeding 90%.Conclusion Endovascular therapy improved the prognosis and reduces mortality rate in patients with periprocedural AIS-LVO after cardiac surgery,and thrombi in these patients are predominantly fibrin-rich.
