Objetivo: Avaliar os resultados clínicos e radiológicos tardios de pacientes submetidos à angioplastia carotídea com colocação de stent (ACS) por doença aterosclerótica estenosante bulbar e determinar se o método é efetivo na prevenção de novos eventos isquêmicos cerebrais e se o método é durável na manutenção perviedade arterial. Métodos: Acompanhamos clinicamente e radiologicamente, por ultra-som Doppler (USD) e angiografia cerebral com subtração óssea digital (DSA), pacientes com estenose do bulbo carotídeo por doença aterosclerótica submetidos a ACS no período de janeiro de 2002 a maio de 2005 realizadas nos INRAD-HCFMUSP e Hospital Santa Marcelina de Itaquera. Resultados: 80 pacientes submetidos 84 ACS foram acompanhados clinicamente e radiologicamente num período entre 25 a 66 meses, média 43,8 meses, com um único caso de reestenose grave intra-stent (1,2%) e um único caso de novo evento isquêmico cerebral (1,3%). Conclusão: A ACS é um método durável na manutenção da perviedade do bulbo carotídeo e eficiente a longo prazo na redução de eventos isquêmicos cerebrais em pacientes com doença aterosclerótica do bulbo carotídeo. / Objective: to evaluate the long-term clinic and radiologic results for the patients submitted to angioplasty with stent implantation because estenotic atherosclerosis disease of the carotid bulb and to determine if ACS is effective to prevent the cerebral ischemic attack and durable to keep the carotid bulb opened. Methods: We follow-up clinically and radiologically, by ultrasound with color and spectral Doppler (USD) and with digital subtraction angiography (DSA), patients with atherosclerotic disease of the carotid bulb submitted to ACS realized between January of 2002 and may of 2005 in the INRAD-HCFMUS and Hospital Santa Marcelina de Itaquera. Results: 80 patients who underwent 84 ACS were evaluated clinically and radiologically in the long-term follow-up, 25 to 66 months, with media of the 43,8 months, with only one case of restenosis (1,2%) and only one case of new ischemic event (1,3%). Conclusion: The ACS é a effective method to keep the carotid bulb opened and it is efficient to prevent new ischemic event in patients with atherosclerotic disease of the carotid bulb.

Carotid stenosis is one of several causes of ischemic stroke and entails a high risk of ischemic stroke recurrence. Removal of a carotid stenosis by carotid endarterectomy results in a risk reduction for ischemic stroke, but the magnitude of risk reduction depends on several factors. If the delay between the last symptom and carotid endarterectomy is less than 2 weeks, the absolute risk reduction is >10%, regardless of age, sex, or if the degree of carotid stenosis is 50–69% or 70–99%. Thus, speed is the key. However, if many patients suffers an ischemic stroke recurrence within the first 2 weeks of the presenting event, an additional benefit is likely be obtained if carotid endarterectomy is performed even earlier than within 2 week after the presenting event. Carotid endarterectomy for asymptomatic carotid stenoses carries a small risk reduction for stroke. Screening for asymptomatic carotid stenosis requires a prevalence of >5% in the examined population, i.e., higher than in the general population; however, directed screening in groups with a prevalence of >5% is beneficial. The aims of this thesis were to investigate the length of the delay to carotid endarterectomy, determine the risk of recurrent stroke before carotid endarterectomy, and determine if a calcification in the area of the carotid arteries seen on dental panoramic radiographs is a valid selection method for directed ultrasound screening to detect asymptomatic carotid stenosis. Consecutive patients with a symptomatic carotid stenosis who underwent a preoperative evaluation aimed at carotid endarterectomy at Umeå Stroke Centre between January 1, 2004–March 31, 2006 (n=275) were collected retrospectively and between August 1, 2007–December 31, 2009 (n=230) prospectively. In addition, 117 consecutive persons, all preliminarily eligible for asymptomatic carotid endarterectomy and with a calcification in the area of the carotid arteries seen on panoramic radiographs, were prospectively examined with carotid ultrasound. The median delay between the presenting event and carotid endarterectomy was 11.7 weeks in the first half year of 2004, dropped to 6.9 weeks in the first quarter year of 2006, and had dropped to 3.6 weeks in the second half year of 2009. The risk of ipsilateral ischemic stroke recurrence was 4.8% within 2 days, 7.9% within 1 week, and 11.2% within 2 weeks of the presenting event. For patients with a stroke or transient ischemic attack as the presenting event, this risk was 6.0% within 2 days, 9.7% within 1 week, and 14.3% within 2 weeks of the presenting event. For the 10 patients with a near-occlusion, the risk of ipsilateral ischemic stroke recurrence was 50% at 4 weeks after the presenting event. Among the 117 persons with a calcification in the area of the carotid arteries seen on panoramic radiographs, eight had a 50–99% carotid stenosis, equalling a prevalence of 6.8% (not statistically significantly over the pre-specified 5% threshold). Among men, the prevalence of 50–99% carotid stenosis was 12.5%, which was statistically significantly over the pre-specified 5% threshold. In conclusion: The delay to carotid endarterectomy was longer than 2 weeks. Additional benefit is likely to be gained by performing carotid endarterectomy within a few days of the presenting event instead of at 2 weeks because many patients suffer a stroke recurrence within a few days; speed is indeed the key. The finding that near-occlusion entails an early high risk of stroke recurrence stands in sharp contrast to previous studies; one possible explaination is that this was a high-risk period missed in previous studies. The incidental finding of a calcification in the area of the carotid arteries on a panoramic radiograph is a valid indication for carotid ultrasound screening in men who are otherwise eligible for asymptomatic carotid endarterectomy.

A endarterectomia de carótida tem um papel bem estabelecido na prevenção de AVC ipsilateral em pacientes com mais de 50% de estenose sintomática da artéria carótida interna. No entanto, o dano cerebral isquêmico contribui significativamente para a morbidade e mortalidade perioperatórias aumentadas na endarterectomia de carótida com clampeamento intra-operatório temporário. Portanto a relação entre a gravidade do dano isquêmico neuronal durante o procedimento e o sistema de auto-regulação do funcionamento da relação oferta/consumo de oxigênio cerebral precisa ser explorado. Esta avaliação poderia ser feita usando-se um marcador sensível de estresse hipóxico, tal como a proteína S-100ß, que é liberada das células da astroglia que sofreram dano estrutural, para o interior da circulação sangüínea quando a permeabilidade da barreira hemato-encefálica está alterada. Isto é especialmente verdadeiro porque uma baixa pressão no coto distal ao clampeamento continua a ser o critério principal para shunt, embora ela possa estar normal em 6% a 30% dos pacientes que subseqüentemente desenvolvem sinais neurológicos, e anormal em 3% a 11% daqueles que não desenvolvem sinais de isquemia. Então, faz sentido investigar outros métodos para detectar dano cerebral isquêmico em endarterectomia de carótida, tais como a taxa de extração de oxigênio cerebral (ECO2) para permitir a otimização de variáveis acessíveis à intervenção médica, como: shunt, parâmetros ventilatórios e parâmetros hemodinâmicos. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a correlação entre um marcador de dano cerebral isquêmico, a proteína S-100ß sérica, com a fração de extração de oxigênio cerebral (ECO2) e com a pressão arterial de dióxido de carbono (PaCO2) em pacientes submetidos à endarterectomia de carótida para estenose sintomática, com clampeamento temporário. Este estudo transversal avaliou 33 pacientes, estado físico II e III e média de idade de 70 ± 8 anos que foram submetidos à anestesia geral endovenosa e inalatória . PaCO2 (mmHg) e % ECO2 foram medidas antes do clampeamento da carótida (T1), 5 minutos após o clampeamento (T2) e 5 minutos após o desclampeamento (T3) a partir de amostras sangüíneas retiradas da veia jugular interna. S-100ß foi determinada nos seguintes momentos: antes do clampeamento da carótida (T1), imediatamente antes do desclampeamento (T2) e 6 horas após o desclampeamento (T3). O tempo médio de isquemia cerebral foi de 16 minutos [(IQ25-75) 11,05 a 19,00]. Os coeficientes de correlação de Spearman (rs) para a relação entre os níveis de S-100β em 6 horas após a cirurgia e os níveis de ECO2 e PaCO2 durante o período do estudo foram rs = 0,59 (P = 0,00) e rs = -0,36 (P = 0,00) respectivamente. Em conclusão, os presentes achados sugerem que o dano neuronal isquêmico avaliado pela ECO2 durante o período isquêmico podem predizer um aumento de S-100ß. Contudo, futuros estudos são necessários para determinar o impacto clínico de tais achados. / Carotid endarterectomy (CED) is a well established procedure to prevent ipsilateral stroke in patients with more than 50% symptomatic internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis. However, ischemic brain injury persists as a significant contributing factor to increased perioperative morbidity and mortality in carotid endarterectomy with temporary intraoperative clamping. Hence, the relationship between the severity of neuronal ischemic damage during carotid endarterectomy (CED) and the autoregulation system of the functioning brain oxygen supply/consumption ratio needs to be further explored. This appraisal could be made using a sensitive marker of hypoxic stress, such as S-100ß released into de bloodstream when structural damage to astroglial cells alter the permeability of the blood-brain barrier. This methodological resource can be valuable since a low stump pressure is generally the main criterion for shunting, although normal in about 6-30% of patients who subsequently develop neurological signs and abnormal in 3-11% in those without signs of ischemia. Thus, it makes sense to search for additional subsidies to detect ischemic brain damage during carotid endarterectomy, such as the rate of brain oxygen extraction (ECO2). This earlier accessible variable at low cost could help medical decision-making such as shunt or changes in hemodynamic and ventilatory parameters. The aim of this study was, therefore, assess the correlation between a marker of neuronal ischemic damage, serum S-100ß, and brain oxygen extraction fraction (ECO2) and PaCO2 (arterial carbon dioxide tension) in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy for symptomatic stenosis with temporary clamping. This cross-sectional study assessed 33 patients, physical status II-III, and mean age of 70 ± 8 years, who undergoing intravenous general anesthesia. PaCO2 (mmHg) and %ECO2 were measured prior to carotid clamping (T1), 5 min after carotid clamping (T2) and 5 min after carotid unclamping (T3) with blood drawn from the internal jugular vein. Serum S-100β was determined at T1 - prior to carotid clamping, T2 - immediately before carotid unclamping, and T3 - 6 h after carotid unclamping. The median time of brain ischemia was 16 min [(IQ25-75) 11.05 to 19.00]. Spearman correlation coefficients (rs) for the relationship between S-100ß level at 6 h after surgery and PaCO2 and ECO2 levels during the study period were rs = -0.36 (P < 0.01) and rs = 0.59 (P < 0.01), respectively. To conclude, the present findings suggest that brain ischemic neural damage monitored by ECO2 during the ischemic time may predict an increase in S-100ß. Further studies are warranted to assess the clinical impact of these results.

A endarterectomia de carótida tem um papel bem estabelecido na prevenção de AVC ipsilateral em pacientes com mais de 50% de estenose sintomática da artéria carótida interna. No entanto, o dano cerebral isquêmico contribui significativamente para a morbidade e mortalidade perioperatórias aumentadas na endarterectomia de carótida com clampeamento intra-operatório temporário. Portanto a relação entre a gravidade do dano isquêmico neuronal durante o procedimento e o sistema de auto-regulação do funcionamento da relação oferta/consumo de oxigênio cerebral precisa ser explorado. Esta avaliação poderia ser feita usando-se um marcador sensível de estresse hipóxico, tal como a proteína S-100ß, que é liberada das células da astroglia que sofreram dano estrutural, para o interior da circulação sangüínea quando a permeabilidade da barreira hemato-encefálica está alterada. Isto é especialmente verdadeiro porque uma baixa pressão no coto distal ao clampeamento continua a ser o critério principal para shunt, embora ela possa estar normal em 6% a 30% dos pacientes que subseqüentemente desenvolvem sinais neurológicos, e anormal em 3% a 11% daqueles que não desenvolvem sinais de isquemia. Então, faz sentido investigar outros métodos para detectar dano cerebral isquêmico em endarterectomia de carótida, tais como a taxa de extração de oxigênio cerebral (ECO2) para permitir a otimização de variáveis acessíveis à intervenção médica, como: shunt, parâmetros ventilatórios e parâmetros hemodinâmicos. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a correlação entre um marcador de dano cerebral isquêmico, a proteína S-100ß sérica, com a fração de extração de oxigênio cerebral (ECO2) e com a pressão arterial de dióxido de carbono (PaCO2) em pacientes submetidos à endarterectomia de carótida para estenose sintomática, com clampeamento temporário. Este estudo transversal avaliou 33 pacientes, estado físico II e III e média de idade de 70 ± 8 anos que foram submetidos à anestesia geral endovenosa e inalatória . PaCO2 (mmHg) e % ECO2 foram medidas antes do clampeamento da carótida (T1), 5 minutos após o clampeamento (T2) e 5 minutos após o desclampeamento (T3) a partir de amostras sangüíneas retiradas da veia jugular interna. S-100ß foi determinada nos seguintes momentos: antes do clampeamento da carótida (T1), imediatamente antes do desclampeamento (T2) e 6 horas após o desclampeamento (T3). O tempo médio de isquemia cerebral foi de 16 minutos [(IQ25-75) 11,05 a 19,00]. Os coeficientes de correlação de Spearman (rs) para a relação entre os níveis de S-100β em 6 horas após a cirurgia e os níveis de ECO2 e PaCO2 durante o período do estudo foram rs = 0,59 (P = 0,00) e rs = -0,36 (P = 0,00) respectivamente. Em conclusão, os presentes achados sugerem que o dano neuronal isquêmico avaliado pela ECO2 durante o período isquêmico podem predizer um aumento de S-100ß. Contudo, futuros estudos são necessários para determinar o impacto clínico de tais achados. / Carotid endarterectomy (CED) is a well established procedure to prevent ipsilateral stroke in patients with more than 50% symptomatic internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis. However, ischemic brain injury persists as a significant contributing factor to increased perioperative morbidity and mortality in carotid endarterectomy with temporary intraoperative clamping. Hence, the relationship between the severity of neuronal ischemic damage during carotid endarterectomy (CED) and the autoregulation system of the functioning brain oxygen supply/consumption ratio needs to be further explored. This appraisal could be made using a sensitive marker of hypoxic stress, such as S-100ß released into de bloodstream when structural damage to astroglial cells alter the permeability of the blood-brain barrier. This methodological resource can be valuable since a low stump pressure is generally the main criterion for shunting, although normal in about 6-30% of patients who subsequently develop neurological signs and abnormal in 3-11% in those without signs of ischemia. Thus, it makes sense to search for additional subsidies to detect ischemic brain damage during carotid endarterectomy, such as the rate of brain oxygen extraction (ECO2). This earlier accessible variable at low cost could help medical decision-making such as shunt or changes in hemodynamic and ventilatory parameters. The aim of this study was, therefore, assess the correlation between a marker of neuronal ischemic damage, serum S-100ß, and brain oxygen extraction fraction (ECO2) and PaCO2 (arterial carbon dioxide tension) in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy for symptomatic stenosis with temporary clamping. This cross-sectional study assessed 33 patients, physical status II-III, and mean age of 70 ± 8 years, who undergoing intravenous general anesthesia. PaCO2 (mmHg) and %ECO2 were measured prior to carotid clamping (T1), 5 min after carotid clamping (T2) and 5 min after carotid unclamping (T3) with blood drawn from the internal jugular vein. Serum S-100β was determined at T1 - prior to carotid clamping, T2 - immediately before carotid unclamping, and T3 - 6 h after carotid unclamping. The median time of brain ischemia was 16 min [(IQ25-75) 11.05 to 19.00]. Spearman correlation coefficients (rs) for the relationship between S-100ß level at 6 h after surgery and PaCO2 and ECO2 levels during the study period were rs = -0.36 (P < 0.01) and rs = 0.59 (P < 0.01), respectively. To conclude, the present findings suggest that brain ischemic neural damage monitored by ECO2 during the ischemic time may predict an increase in S-100ß. Further studies are warranted to assess the clinical impact of these results.

Objetivo: Avaliar os resultados clínicos e radiológicos tardios de pacientes submetidos à angioplastia carotídea com colocação de stent (ACS) por doença aterosclerótica estenosante bulbar e determinar se o método é efetivo na prevenção de novos eventos isquêmicos cerebrais e se o método é durável na manutenção perviedade arterial. Métodos: Acompanhamos clinicamente e radiologicamente, por ultra-som Doppler (USD) e angiografia cerebral com subtração óssea digital (DSA), pacientes com estenose do bulbo carotídeo por doença aterosclerótica submetidos a ACS no período de janeiro de 2002 a maio de 2005 realizadas nos INRAD-HCFMUSP e Hospital Santa Marcelina de Itaquera. Resultados: 80 pacientes submetidos 84 ACS foram acompanhados clinicamente e radiologicamente num período entre 25 a 66 meses, média 43,8 meses, com um único caso de reestenose grave intra-stent (1,2%) e um único caso de novo evento isquêmico cerebral (1,3%). Conclusão: A ACS é um método durável na manutenção da perviedade do bulbo carotídeo e eficiente a longo prazo na redução de eventos isquêmicos cerebrais em pacientes com doença aterosclerótica do bulbo carotídeo. / Objective: to evaluate the long-term clinic and radiologic results for the patients submitted to angioplasty with stent implantation because estenotic atherosclerosis disease of the carotid bulb and to determine if ACS is effective to prevent the cerebral ischemic attack and durable to keep the carotid bulb opened. Methods: We follow-up clinically and radiologically, by ultrasound with color and spectral Doppler (USD) and with digital subtraction angiography (DSA), patients with atherosclerotic disease of the carotid bulb submitted to ACS realized between January of 2002 and may of 2005 in the INRAD-HCFMUS and Hospital Santa Marcelina de Itaquera. Results: 80 patients who underwent 84 ACS were evaluated clinically and radiologically in the long-term follow-up, 25 to 66 months, with media of the 43,8 months, with only one case of restenosis (1,2%) and only one case of new ischemic event (1,3%). Conclusion: The ACS é a effective method to keep the carotid bulb opened and it is efficient to prevent new ischemic event in patients with atherosclerotic disease of the carotid bulb.

Objetivo: Avaliar a eficácia da ultrassonografia com contraste (US com contraste) de segunda geração no diagnóstico diferencial entre oclusão e pseudo-oclusão de artéria carótida interna cervical (ACI) comparativamente à ultrassonografia com Doppler (US Doppler) utilizando a angiotomografia computadorizada (angio-TC) como padrão-ouro. Materiais e Métodos: Estudo prospectivo realizado entre junho de 2006 e junho de 2008 com 72 pacientes sintomáticos (57; 15) e 78 com ACIs aparentemente ocluídas pela US Doppler. Esses pacientes foram submetidos inicialmente à US Doppler e, em seguida, à US com contraste. Todos os pacientes realizaram posteriormente a angio-TC, utilizada como padrão-ouro. A correlação entre os métodos foi feita através de estudo duplo cego. Resultados: A sensibilidade, a especificidade e a acurácia da US com contraste foram respectivamente de 100%; 90,5% e 97,4%. Quando comparada à angio-TC, a quantidade de falsas oclusões pela US Doppler foi de 26,9% (21/78), (p < 0,001), enquanto que pela US com contraste foi de 2,6% (2/78) (p = 0,500). A US com contraste obteve melhor resultado que a US Doppler, com diferença estatisticamente significante (p < 0,001). Conclusão: A US com contraste é tão eficaz quanto a angio-TC e superior à US Doppler no diagnóstico diferencial entre oclusão e pseudo-oclusão da ACI / Purpose: Evaluate the efficacy of second-generation contrast ultrasound (CEUS) for distinguishing the diagnosis of cervical internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusion from the one of pseudo-occlusion when compared with Doppler Ultrasound (DUS) utilizing computerized angiotomography (CTA) as the gold standard. Material and Methods: A prospective study was performed between June 2006 and June 2008 with 72 symptomatic patients (57 males; 15 females) and 78 ICAs apparently occluded by DUS. These patients were initially subjected to DUS and then to CEUS. All patients went through CTA later on, used as the gold standard. Correlation between the methods was made by means of a double-blind study. Results: The sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of CEUS were taken as 100%, 90.5% and 97.4% respectively. When compared with CTA the amount of false occlusions by DUS was 26.9% (21/78), (p < 0.001) whereas by CEUS 2.6% (2/78) (p = 0.500) was seen. Far better results were obtained with CEUS than with DUS with a significant discrepancy (p < 0.001). Conclusion: CEUS shows to be as effective as CTA but better than DUS for distinguishing the diagnosis of ICA occlusion from the one of pseudo-occlusion

A endarterectomia de carótida tem um papel bem estabelecido na prevenção de AVC ipsilateral em pacientes com mais de 50% de estenose sintomática da artéria carótida interna. No entanto, o dano cerebral isquêmico contribui significativamente para a morbidade e mortalidade perioperatórias aumentadas na endarterectomia de carótida com clampeamento intra-operatório temporário. Portanto a relação entre a gravidade do dano isquêmico neuronal durante o procedimento e o sistema de auto-regulação do funcionamento da relação oferta/consumo de oxigênio cerebral precisa ser explorado. Esta avaliação poderia ser feita usando-se um marcador sensível de estresse hipóxico, tal como a proteína S-100ß, que é liberada das células da astroglia que sofreram dano estrutural, para o interior da circulação sangüínea quando a permeabilidade da barreira hemato-encefálica está alterada. Isto é especialmente verdadeiro porque uma baixa pressão no coto distal ao clampeamento continua a ser o critério principal para shunt, embora ela possa estar normal em 6% a 30% dos pacientes que subseqüentemente desenvolvem sinais neurológicos, e anormal em 3% a 11% daqueles que não desenvolvem sinais de isquemia. Então, faz sentido investigar outros métodos para detectar dano cerebral isquêmico em endarterectomia de carótida, tais como a taxa de extração de oxigênio cerebral (ECO2) para permitir a otimização de variáveis acessíveis à intervenção médica, como: shunt, parâmetros ventilatórios e parâmetros hemodinâmicos. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a correlação entre um marcador de dano cerebral isquêmico, a proteína S-100ß sérica, com a fração de extração de oxigênio cerebral (ECO2) e com a pressão arterial de dióxido de carbono (PaCO2) em pacientes submetidos à endarterectomia de carótida para estenose sintomática, com clampeamento temporário. Este estudo transversal avaliou 33 pacientes, estado físico II e III e média de idade de 70 ± 8 anos que foram submetidos à anestesia geral endovenosa e inalatória . PaCO2 (mmHg) e % ECO2 foram medidas antes do clampeamento da carótida (T1), 5 minutos após o clampeamento (T2) e 5 minutos após o desclampeamento (T3) a partir de amostras sangüíneas retiradas da veia jugular interna. S-100ß foi determinada nos seguintes momentos: antes do clampeamento da carótida (T1), imediatamente antes do desclampeamento (T2) e 6 horas após o desclampeamento (T3). O tempo médio de isquemia cerebral foi de 16 minutos [(IQ25-75) 11,05 a 19,00]. Os coeficientes de correlação de Spearman (rs) para a relação entre os níveis de S-100β em 6 horas após a cirurgia e os níveis de ECO2 e PaCO2 durante o período do estudo foram rs = 0,59 (P = 0,00) e rs = -0,36 (P = 0,00) respectivamente. Em conclusão, os presentes achados sugerem que o dano neuronal isquêmico avaliado pela ECO2 durante o período isquêmico podem predizer um aumento de S-100ß. Contudo, futuros estudos são necessários para determinar o impacto clínico de tais achados. / Carotid endarterectomy (CED) is a well established procedure to prevent ipsilateral stroke in patients with more than 50% symptomatic internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis. However, ischemic brain injury persists as a significant contributing factor to increased perioperative morbidity and mortality in carotid endarterectomy with temporary intraoperative clamping. Hence, the relationship between the severity of neuronal ischemic damage during carotid endarterectomy (CED) and the autoregulation system of the functioning brain oxygen supply/consumption ratio needs to be further explored. This appraisal could be made using a sensitive marker of hypoxic stress, such as S-100ß released into de bloodstream when structural damage to astroglial cells alter the permeability of the blood-brain barrier. This methodological resource can be valuable since a low stump pressure is generally the main criterion for shunting, although normal in about 6-30% of patients who subsequently develop neurological signs and abnormal in 3-11% in those without signs of ischemia. Thus, it makes sense to search for additional subsidies to detect ischemic brain damage during carotid endarterectomy, such as the rate of brain oxygen extraction (ECO2). This earlier accessible variable at low cost could help medical decision-making such as shunt or changes in hemodynamic and ventilatory parameters. The aim of this study was, therefore, assess the correlation between a marker of neuronal ischemic damage, serum S-100ß, and brain oxygen extraction fraction (ECO2) and PaCO2 (arterial carbon dioxide tension) in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy for symptomatic stenosis with temporary clamping. This cross-sectional study assessed 33 patients, physical status II-III, and mean age of 70 ± 8 years, who undergoing intravenous general anesthesia. PaCO2 (mmHg) and %ECO2 were measured prior to carotid clamping (T1), 5 min after carotid clamping (T2) and 5 min after carotid unclamping (T3) with blood drawn from the internal jugular vein. Serum S-100β was determined at T1 - prior to carotid clamping, T2 - immediately before carotid unclamping, and T3 - 6 h after carotid unclamping. The median time of brain ischemia was 16 min [(IQ25-75) 11.05 to 19.00]. Spearman correlation coefficients (rs) for the relationship between S-100ß level at 6 h after surgery and PaCO2 and ECO2 levels during the study period were rs = -0.36 (P < 0.01) and rs = 0.59 (P < 0.01), respectively. To conclude, the present findings suggest that brain ischemic neural damage monitored by ECO2 during the ischemic time may predict an increase in S-100ß. Further studies are warranted to assess the clinical impact of these results.

Orientador: Ana Terezinha Guillaumon / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-28T09:17:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Siqueira_LeticiaCristinaDalledone_M.pdf: 5041737 bytes, checksum: 615b5b4269f2f46490565662d28dfb21 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015 / Resumo: Introdução: A espectroscopia próxima ao infra-vermelho (NIRS) é uma técnica não invasiva e de baixo custo que detecta as alterações hemodinâmicas teciduais. O NIRS pode monitorar de forma contínua as informações fisiológicas vasculares intracranianas. Por ser portátil, ele pode ser utilizado a beira do leito e no centro cirúrgico. Objetivo: Avaliar o comportamento das possíveis alterações hemodinâmicas cerebrais, durante a endarterectomia, em pacientes com estenoses maiores que 70%, utilizando NIRS. Casuística e métodos: Foram avaliados 10 voluntários portadores de doença carotídea aterosclerótica com indicação de endarterectomia. Após a seleção dos pacientes que responderam um questionário com dados epidemiológicos e informações referentes a presença de comorbidades, a doença foi confirmada por métodos diagnósticos. No procedimento cirúrgico utilizou-se o NIRS para monitorização. Foram avaliadas as variáveis saturação de oxigênio (Sat O2) hemoglobina total (HbT), hemoglobina reduzida (HbR) e hemoglobina oxigenada (HbO) nos três tempos cirúrgicos pré, trans e pós-clampeamento carotídeo. Resultados: Utilizou-se p<0,05 como nivel de significância. A avaliação dos resultados obtidos através das medidas registradas pelo NIRS permite afirmar que as etapas da cirurgia diferem quanto ás variável HbR e SatO2. Durante a etapa do clampeamento, a variável HbR mostra valores mais elevados que nas outras duas etapas da cirurgia. De outra parte, a variável SatO2 mostra redução durante o clampeamento. Conclusão: O NIRS é um método viável e aplicável de monitorização intracerebral, não-invasivo e em tempo real, durante a endarterectomia carotídea, capaz de medir de forma precisa as mudanças das condições hemodinâmicas capilares intra-cerebrais / Abstract: Introduction: Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a low-cost, non-invasive technique that detects tissue hemodynamic alterations. It enables continuous monitoring of the intracerebral vascular physiologic information. Due to its portable nature, NIRS may be used beside a bed or in the operating room. Objective: To evaluate the use of NIRS for intra-surgical monitoring of the brain hemodynamic response, during an endarterectomy procedure of the atherosclerotic carotid artery. Casuistry and Methods: 10 patients with atherosclerotic carotid disease and recommended endarterectomy were evaluated. They were identified in a survey which provided epidemiologic data and the presence of comorbidities. Disease was confirmed by diagnostic methods. NRIS monitoring was used during the surgical procedure. Oxygen saturation (O2 Sat), total hemoglobin (THb), reduced hemoglobin (RHb), and oxyhemoglobin (OHb) were the variables analyzed at the three carotid clamp stages: pre-, trans- and post-. Results: A p<0.05 value was considered statistically significant. The results obtained from the NIRS data reveal that the surgical stages differ in relation to the RHb and O2Sat variables. RHb presents higher levels during clamping when compared with the other two surgical stages. On the other hand, O2Sat is decreased during clamping. Conclusion: NIRS is a feasible, realtime and non-invasive intracranial monitoring method, during carotid endarterectomy, which measures accurately and reliably the changes of the intracerebral capillary hemodynamic conditions / Mestrado / Cirurgia / Mestra em Ciências

OBJECTIVES: Despite numerous studies in which various methods for arteriotomy closure after carotid endarterectomy (CEA) have been addressed, the optimum surgical technique to reduce complications and late carotid restenosis has yet to be firmly established. The purpose of this study was to prospectively compare the results of the eversion CEA technique with those of conventional CEA with either primary closure or carotid patch angioplasty, and to determine under clinical conditions whether eversion CEA influences the results and restenosis rate. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Over a 3-year period, 322 CEAs performed on 296 consecutive patients were concurrently evaluated. This study included 118 eversion CEAs, 97 CEAs with primary closure, and 107 CEAs with patch angioplasty. There were no differences in demographics, in surgical indications, or in the severity of carotid disease (not significant [NS]). The choice of CEA technique was not randomized because of technical considerations and surgeon preference. After entry into the protocol, no patients were excluded or withdrawn. Carotid restenosis was defined as a > 60% lumen reduction at the CEA site with established duplex ultrasonography criteria. RESULTS: The mean operative time for eversion CEA was 31 minutes, for CEA-primary closure it was 39 minutes, and for CEA-patch angioplasty it was 46 minutes (P <.01). The operative mortality rate for eversion CEA was 0.8% (1 patient), for CEA-primary closure it was 1.0% (1 patient), and for CEA-patch angioplasty it was 2.8% (3 patients) (NS). The postoperative stroke rate was 0.8% after eversion CEA, 1.0% after CEA-primary closure, and 2.8% after CEA-patch angioplasty (NS). The combined stroke and death rate in each group was thus 0.8% for eversion CEA (1 stroke-death), 1% for CEA with primary closure (1 stroke-death), and 5% for CEA with patch angioplasty (1 stroke-death, 2 fatal myocardial infarctions, and 2 nonfatal strokes) (NS). Transient ischemic attacks occurred in 2.5% after eversion CEA, in 5.2% after CEA-primary closure, and in 2.9% with CEA-patch angioplasty (NS). The mean clinical follow-up for all three groups was 23 months (range, 6-42 months) (NS). The restenosis rate was 1.7% after eversion CEA, 9.3% after CEA-primary closure, and 6.5% after CEA-patch angioplasty (P <.05). CONCLUSIONS: This prospective, nonrandomized clinical study indicates that eversion CEA is an effective surgical option comparable to conventional CEA with either primary arteriotomy closure or carotid patch angioplasty. No differences were found between eversion CEA and these more widely accepted CEA closure techniques with respect to operative morbidity and mortality. These data indicate, however, that eversion CEA has a lower restenosis rate than conventional CEA closure techniques and thus superior long-term durability.

<p>TCD apnea test kao neinvazivna i bezbedna neuroultrasonografska metoda pruža korisne informacije o vazomotornoj reaktivnosti (VMR) u procesu indirektnog sagledavanja funkcionisanja moždane autoregulacije. Vazomotorna reaktivnosti podrazumeva sposobnost dilatacije ili konstrikcije moždanih arteriola nastale kao odgovor na određeni vazoaktivni stimulus, najče&scaron;će ugljen dioksid. Cilj ove doktorske disertacije bio je ispitivanje i analiziranje promene karotidne hemodinamike kod bolesnika sa ishemijskim moždanim udarom (IMU) ili tranzitornim ishemijskim atakom (TIA) i simptomatskom karotidnom stenozom u preoperativnom i tromesečnom postoperativnom periodu, kao i procena revaskularizacionog efekta karotidne endarterektomije (KEA).U istraživanje je uključeno 60 hospitalizovanih bolesnika koji su doživeli prvi IMU i TIA u zoni vaskularizacije arterije cerebri anterior (ACA) i arterije cerebri medije (ACM), svi sa karotidnom stenozom, ACI &ge;70%. Bolesnici su bili hospitalizovani na Klinici za neurologiju, Kliničkog Centra Vojvodine, Klinici za kardiovaskularnu hirurgiju, Instituta za kardiovaskularne bolesti Vojvodine i Klinici za vaskularnu hirurgiju, u Novom Sadu. U odnosu na kliničke manifestacije bolesni i su podeljeni u tri grupe: bolesnici sa TIA i amaurosis fugax, sa parcijalnim infarktom u zoni ACA ili ACM i sa lakunarnim infarktom. Istraživanje je analiziralo uticaj promenljivih i nepromenljivih vaskularnih faktora rizika na pojavu IMU i TIA, ali i na VMR, procenjivanu kroz indeks zadržavanja daha (Breath Holding Index, BHI) ipsilateralno i kontralateralno u odnosu na karotidnu stenozu. Analizirana je povezanost stepena karotidne stenoze sa vrednostima BHI preoperativno, povezanost BHI sa težinom kliničke slike, uticaj kolateralnog krvotoka na VMR, distribucija BHI u pojedinim tipovima IMU i TIA kao i komparacija BHI u pre i u postoperativnom periodu od 30 i 90 dana. Na osnovu sprovedenog istraživanja, do&scaron;lo se do zaključaka da je redukovana VMR preoperativna karakteristika karotidne stenoze ipsilateralno kao i karakteristika različitih tipova IMU i TIA ipsilateralno; postoji negativna korela ija izmeĐu stepena karotidne stenoze i BHI vrednosti. Nije potvrđena hipoteza da veći roj razvijenih kolateralnih puteva uslovljava očuvanu VMR; utvrđena je pozitivna korelacija između BHI vrednosti u preoperativnom i postoperativnom periodu; redukovana VMR ima negativan uticaj na težinu kliničke slike. Prepoznavanje vrednosti TCD apnea testa, koji se može koristiti kao komplementarna metoda drugim vazoaktivnim testovima u praćenju karotidne hemodinamike, od posebne je važnosti neurologu i vaskularnom hirurgu. Time bi se doprinelo daljoj evaluaciji mehanizma nastanka IMU, planiranju terapijskog pristupa i determinisanju prognoze operisanih bolesnika. Činjenica da većina neurolo&scaron;kih odeljenja poseduje TCD aparat, apnea test postaje dostupan svakom neurologu u kliničkom radu, posebno u na&scaron;im uslovima, kada se do drugih drugih, skupljih metoda, te&scaron;ko stiže ili nam ostaju nedostižne.</p> / <p>TCD apnea test, as a noninvasive and safe neuroultrasonographic method, provides useful information about vasomotor reactivity (VMR) in the indirect evaluation of cerebral autoregulation. Vasomotor reactivity is the ability of cerebral arterioles to constrict or to dilate in response to a vasoactive stimulus, mainly carbon dioxide. The aim of this doctoral thesis was to investigate and analyze changes in carotid hemodynamics in patients with ischemic stroke (IS) or transient ischemic attack (TIA) and symptomatic carotid stenosis in the preoperative and three-month postoperative period as well as the assessment of revascularisation effect of carotid endarterectomy (CEA). The study included 60 hospitalized patients who experienced a first ischemic stroke or TIA in the vasularisation area of anterior cerebral artery (ACA) and middle cerebral artery (MCA), all with carotid stenosis &ge;70% ACI. Patients were hospitalized at the Clinic of Neurology, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases and the Department of Vascular Surgery in Novi Sad. Considering clinical manifestations of stroke, the patients were divided into three groups: patients with TIA and amaurosis fugax, with partial infarction in area ACA or ACM and with lacunar infarct. The study analyzed the impact of variabile and unvariable vascular risk factors on the incidence of ischemic stroke and TIA, but also on VMR, evaluated through Breath Holding Index (Breath Holding Index, BHI) on the ipsilateral and contralateral side from carotid stenosis. We analysed the correlation between the degree of carotid stenosis with preoperative values of BHI, BHI correlation to the severity of clinical findings, the impact of collateral circulation to the VMR, distribution of BHI in certain types of ischemic stroke and TIA as well as comparison of BHI in the pre and postoperative period of 30 and 90 days. On the basis of this research came the conclusion that reduced VMR is characteristic of ipsilateral carotid stenosis in preoperative period as well as number of developed collateral characteristics of different types of ipsilateral ischemic stroke and TIA; there is a negative correlation between the degree of carotid stenosis and BHI values. The hypothesis that the greater pathways causes preservation of VMR was not confirmed, while the positive correlation between BHI values in the preoperative and postoperative period was established. Reduced VMR has a negative impact on the degree of clinical picture severity. Recognizing the importance of TCD apnea test method, that can be used as a complementary method to other vasoactive tests in monitoring of carotid hemodynamics, is of special importance to the neurologists and vascular surgeons. This would contribute to the further evaluation of mechanism of ischemic stroke, planning of therapeutic approach and determining the prognosis of treated patients. The fact that most of neurological department has TCD device, apnea test becomes available to every neurologist in clinical work, specially in our conditions, when other methods remain unattainable.</p>