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KMID : 1005420220240030249
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Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery
2022 Volume.24 No. 3 p.249 ~ p.256
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Diffusion-weighted imaging-positive lesions following endovascular treatment for ruptured and unruptured aneurysms: Its incidence according to antithrombotic drugs
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Lee Sang-Hyuk
Kim Seung-Hwan
Jang Ji-Hwan
Kim Young-Zoon
Kim Kyu-Hong
Nam Taek-Min
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Abstract
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Objective: Microembolic infarcts are frequently observed on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) following endovascular treatment. We investigated DWI-positive lesions and symptomatic ischemic complications (SICs) in patients with ruptured and unruptured aneurysms following coiling and the relationship between DWI-positive lesions and antithrombotic drugs.
Methods: Between January 2016 and December 2020, 83 patients underwent DWI within 48 h following endovascular treatment for ruptured (n=30) and unruptured (n=53) aneurysms.
Results: The overall rate of DWI-positive lesions was 55.4%. There were no significant differences in the occurrence rate (45.3% vs. 43.3%, p=1.000) and the number of lesions (2.7±4.6 vs. 4.0±5.3, p=0.237) between unruptured and ruptured aneurysms. SIC occurred more frequently in patients with ruptured aneurysms than unruptured ones (20.0% vs. 1.9%, p=0.015). The cutoff value of DWI-positive lesions for predicting SIC was 5 (sensitivity 100%, specificity 78.9%). The procedure time was significantly longer in patients with DWI-positive lesions ≥5 than those with DWI-positive lesions <5 (104.1±43.8 vs. 85.1±30.8 min, p=0.030). Patients with DWI-positive lesions <5 were more frequently observed in the postprocedural heparinization group than in the no heparinization group (85.7% vs. 58.5%, p=0.012).
Conclusions: The incidence of DWI-positive lesions did not differ significantly between the ruptured and unruptured aneurysms. However, SIC occurred more frequently in patients with ruptured aneurysms. Longer procedure time is a risk factor for DWI-positive lesions, and postprocedural heparinization seems to reduce the incidence of DWI-positive lesions.
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KEYWORD
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Cerebral aneurysm, Endovascular treatment, Diffusion-weighted imaging, Heparinization, Antithrombotic drugs
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