Safety and Efficacy of Stent Retrievers for the Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke: Comprehensive Review and Meta-Analysis
Recommended Citation
Marmagkiolis K, Hakeem A, Cilingiroglu M, Gundogdu B, Iliescu C, Tsitlakidou D, and Katramados A. Safety and efficacy of stent retriever for the management of acute ischemic stroke: Comprehensive review and meta-analysis. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2015; 8(13):1758-1765.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2015
Publication Title
JACC Cardiovasc Interv
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to evaluate the safety and efficacy of stent retriever for the management of acute ischemic stroke.
BACKGROUND: Stroke is the third leading cause of death and the most common cause of disability in the United States. Early reperfusion has been associated with favorable outcomes. Stent retrievers are novel endovascular devices that provide vessel recanalization via thrombus retrieval mechanical thrombectomy.
METHODS: The authors performed a literature search using PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from May 2005 to May 2015. Randomized controlled trails (RCTs) comparing endovascular therapy (ET) with the use of retrievable stents against standard therapy (ST) for the management of acute stroke were included.
RESULTS: Five RCTs (the MR CLEAN, ESCAPE, EXTEND-IA, SWIFT-PRIME, and REVASCAT studies) with 634 patients in the ET group and 653 patients in the ST group met inclusion criteria. The frequency of a low 90-day modified Rankin Score (0 to 2) in the intervention group was 42.6% compared with 26.1% in the control group (odds ratio: 2.43; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.9 to 3.09; p < 0.0001). The frequency of intracranial bleeding was 4.2% in the ET group compared with 4.3% in the ST group (risk ratio: 1.08; 95% CI: 0.64 to 1.82; p = 0.78). 90-day mortality was 15.1% in the ET group compared with 18.7% in the ST group (risk ratio: 0.81; 95% CI: 0.58 to 1.12; p = 0.19). There was no evidence of significant heterogeneity or publication bias for any of the endpoints.
CONCLUSIONS: On the basis of the results of this meta-analysis of RCTs, ET with stent retrievers appears as a safe and effective therapeutic option for acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion.
Medical Subject Headings
Brain Ischemia; Chi-Square Distribution; Device Removal; Disability Evaluation; Endovascular Procedures; Humans; Intracranial Hemorrhages; Odds Ratio; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Risk Factors; Stents; Stroke; Thrombectomy; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome
PubMed ID
26476611
Volume
8
Issue
13
First Page
1758
Last Page
1765
