Reperfusion therapies in patients with acute ischaemic stroke and atrial fibrillation: data on safety and effectiveness from a multi-centre cohort study

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Contributors

  • RAF, R. A. F.-NOACs Investigators - (Author)
  • Virginia Cancelloni - , University of Perugia (Author)
  • Mariachiara Buratti - , University of Perugia (Author)
  • Georgios Tsivgoulis - , National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Author)
  • Karen L. Furie - , Brown University (Author)
  • Prasanna Tadi - , Geisinger Medical Center (Author)
  • Valeria Caso - , University of Perugia (Author)
  • Cecilia Becattini - , University of Perugia (Author)
  • Giancarlo Agnelli - , University of Perugia (Author)
  • Marialuisa Zedde - , Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria Nuova di Reggio Emilia (Author)
  • Azmil H. Abdul-Rahim - , University of Liverpool (UOL), Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Author)
  • Andrea Alberti - , University of Perugia (Author)
  • Michele Venti - , University of Perugia (Author)
  • Ilaria Leone de Magistris - , University of Perugia (Author)
  • Monica Acciarresi - , Azienda Sanitaria Ospedaliera Molinette San Giovanni Battista Di Torino (Author)
  • Cataldo D’Amore - , Portogruaro Hospital (Author)
  • Maria G. Mosconi - , University of Perugia (Author)
  • Ludovica A. Cimini - , University of Perugia (Author)
  • Manuel Cappellari - , Verona Integrated University Hospital (Author)
  • Jukka Putaala - , University of Helsinki (Author)
  • Liisa Tomppo - , University of Helsinki (Author)
  • Turgut Tatlisumak - , University of Helsinki, Sahlgrenska University Hospital (Author)
  • Fabio Bandini - , Villa Scassi Hospital (Author)
  • Simona Marcheselli - , IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas - Rozzano (Milano) (Author)
  • Alessandro Pezzini - , University of Brescia (Author)
  • Sung I.I. Sohn - , Keimyung University (Author)
  • Gianni Lorenzini - , Azienda USL Toscana Nord Ovest (Author)
  • Rossana Tassi - , Siena University Hospital (Author)
  • Francesca Guideri - , Siena University Hospital (Author)
  • Maurizio Acampa - , Siena University Hospital (Author)
  • George Ntaios - , University of Thessaly (Author)
  • Efstathia Karagkiozi - , University of Thessaly (Author)
  • George Athanasakis - , University of Thessaly (Author)
  • Kostantinos Makaritsis - , University of Thessaly (Author)
  • Dimitrios Sagris - , University of Thessaly (Author)
  • Anastasia Adamou - , University of Thessaly (Author)
  • Kostantinos Vadikolias - , Democritus University of Thrace (Author)
  • Lina Palaiodimou - , National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Author)
  • Maria Chondrogianni - , National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Author)
  • Nicola Mumoli - , Civil Hospital of Legnano (Author)
  • Franco Galati - , Hospital G. Jazzolino (Author)
  • Simona Sacco - , University of L'Aquila (Author)
  • Cindy Tiseo - , University of L'Aquila (Author)
  • Francesco Corea - , Azienda Sanitaria Ospedaliera Molinette San Giovanni Battista Di Torino (Author)
  • Walter Ageno - , University of Insubria (Author)
  • Marta Bellesini - , University of Insubria (Author)
  • Giorgio Silvestrelli - , Azienda Ospedaliera Carlo Poma (Author)
  • Alfonso Ciccone - , Azienda Ospedaliera Carlo Poma (Author)
  • Michelangelo Mancuso - , University of Pisa (Author)
  • Kristian Barlinn - , Department of Neurology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (Author)
  • Lars P. Pallesen - , Department of Neurology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (Author)

Abstract

Background: Intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) and/or endovascular therapy (EVT) are currently considered best practices in acute stroke patients. Data regarding the efficacy and safety of reperfusion therapies in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are conflicting as regards haemorrhagic transformation, mortality, and functional outcome. This study sought to investigate for any differences, in terms of safety and effectiveness, between AF patients with acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) treated and untreated with reperfusion therapies. Methods: Data from two multicenter cohort studies (RAF and RAF-NOACs) on consecutive patients with AF and AIS were analyzed to compare patients treated and not treated with reperfusion therapies (IVT and/or EVT). Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to identify independent predictors for outcome events: 90-day good functional outcome and mortality. A propensity score matching (PSM) analysis compared treated and untreated patients. Results: Overall, 441 (25.4%) were included in the reperfusion-treated group and 1,295 (74.6%) in the untreated group. The multivariable model suggested that reperfusion therapies were significantly associated with good functional outcome. Rates of mortality and disability were higher in patients not treated, especially in the case of higher NIHSS scores. In the PSM comparison, 173/250 patients (69.2%) who had received reperfusion therapies had good functional outcome at 90 days, compared to 146/250 (58.4%) untreated patients (p = 0.009, OR: 1.60, 95% CI:1.11–2.31). Conclusions: Patients with AF and AIS treated with reperfusion therapies had a significantly higher rate of good functional outcome and lower rates of mortality compared to those patients with AF and AIS who had undergone conservative treatment.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4895-4902
Number of pages8
JournalNeurological Sciences
Volume45
Issue number10
Early online date22 May 2024
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2024
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 38775860
ORCID /0000-0001-9917-1536/work/177871899

Keywords

Keywords

  • atrial fibrillation, endovascular therapy, intravenous thrombolysis, ischaemic stroke, outcome, reperfusion therapies