The diagnostic utility of routine clot analysis after endovascular thrombectomy in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome.

J Clin Neurosci

Department of Neurology & Neurophysiology, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Electronic address:

Published: December 2019

We present a case demonstrating histopathological clot findings after endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke in a 38 year-old male with systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). The differential diagnosis was embolism of a suspected Libman-Sacks vegetation or less likely an in-situ thrombosis. Clot analysis provided guidance with patient management and anticoagulation was commenced. The utility of clot analysis in this case provides support for routine clot analysis, which has been standard practice at our institution, and is likely to evolve as endovascular thrombectomy becomes more widely accessible.

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