American Heart Association, Stroke, Suppl_1(52), 2021
DOI: 10.1161/str.52.suppl_1.p502
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Introduction: Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) occurs in 20-30% of the stroke patients undergoing endovascular therapy (EVT). However, there is conflicting evidence regarding the effect of asymptomatic ICH (aICH) on post-EVT outcomes. Methods: In this post-hoc analysis of our multi-center, prospective, “Blood Pressure after Endovascular Therapy (BEST)” study, we determined the rates of patients with aICH and symptomatic ICH (sICH; any ICH associated with ≥4 points deterioration in the baseline NIH Stroke scale). Their associations with a primary outcome of 90-day modified Rankin Scores (mRS) 0-2 vs 3-6 and early neurological recovery (ENR; NIHSS of 0-1 or ≥8-point improvement at 24 hours from baseline) was determined using univariable and multivariable logistic regression models (adjusted for age, NIH stroke scale, ASPECT score, age, thrombolytic administration, and successful recanalization defined as mTICI ≥2b). Results: Of 485 patients included in BEST at 12 comprehensive stroke centers across the US, 446 patients had a 90-day follow-up available. Of these, 92 (20.6%) developed aICH and 18 (4%) developed sICH. The aICH was not associated with worse 90-day outcome or lower ENR (OR 1.19 [0.74-1.88], p=0.45, aOR 1.19 [0.69-2.06], p= 0.53 for 90-day mRS 3-6; OR 0.77 [0.48-1.23], p=0.30, aOR 0.72 [0.43-1.22] for ENR).A higher proportion of patients with aICH had mTICI ≥2b compared to those without any ICH (97%vs 87%, p=0.01, Table). The aICH was not associated with 90-day outcome or ENR in patients with mTICI ≥2b (OR 1.28 [0.79-2.08], p=0.32 for 90-day mRS 3-6; OR 0.89 [0.69-1.12], p=0.14 for ENR). Conclusion: We found insufficient evidence that aICH associated with worse outcomes in EVT-treated patients, including those with successful recanalization. Interestingly, aICH was more frequent in patients with successful recanalization. Further validation of our findings in other large cohort studies of EVT-treated patients is warranted.