Susceptibility vessel sign, a predictor of long-term outcome in patients with stroke treated with mechanical thrombectomy.

Background: The absence of the susceptibility vessel sign (SVS) in patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is associated with poor radiological and clinical outcomes after 3 months. Underlying conditions, such as cancer, are assumed to influence SVS status and could potentially impact the long-term outcome. We aimed to assess SVS status as an independent predictor of long-term outcomes in MT-treated patients.

Long-Term Effect of Mechanical Thrombectomy in Stroke Patients According to Advanced Imaging Characteristics.

Purpose: Data on long-term effect of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in patients with large ischemic cores (≥ 70 ml) are scarce. Our study aimed to assess the long-term outcomes in MT-patients according to baseline advanced imaging parameters.

Methods: We performed a single-centre retrospective cohort study of stroke patients receiving MT between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2018.

Association of reperfusion success and emboli in new territories with long term mortality after mechanical thrombectomy.

Background: The degree of reperfusion is the most important modifiable predictor of 3 month functional outcome and mortality in ischemic stroke patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy. Whether the beneficial effect of reperfusion also leads to a reduction in long term mortality is unknown.

Methods: Patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy between January 2010 and December 2018 were included.