Objective: A malignant profile of early brain ischemia has been demonstrated in the Diffusion and Perfusion Imaging Evaluation for Understanding Stroke Evolution (DEFUSE) trial. Patients with a malignant profile had a low chance for an independent functional outcome despite thrombolysis within 3–6 h. We sought to determine whether CT angiography (CTA) could identify a malignant imaging profile within 3 h from symptom onset. Methods: We studied consecutive patients (04/02–09/07) with anterior circulation stroke who received CTA before intravenous thrombolysis within 3 h. We assessed the Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) on CTA source images (CTASI). Intracranial thrombus burden on CTA was assessed with a novel 10-point clot burden score (CBS). We analyzed percentages independent (modified Rankin Scale score ≤2) and fatal outcome at 3 months and parenchymal hematoma rates across categorized combined CTASI-ASPECTS + CBS score groups where 20 is best and 0 is worst. Results: We identified 114 patients (median age 73 years [interquartile range 61–80], onset-to-tPA time 129 min [95–152]). Among 24 patients (21%) with extensive hypoattenuation on CTASI and extensive thrombus burden (combined score ≤10), only 4% (1/24) were functionally independent whereas mortality was 50% (12/24). In contrast, 57% (51/90) of patients with less affected scores (combined score 11–20) were functionally independent and mortality was 10% (9/90; p < 0.001). Parenchymal hematoma rates were 30% (7/23) vs. 8% (7/88), respectively (p = 0.008). Conclusion: CTA identifies a large hyperacute stroke population with high mortality and low likelihood for independent functional outcome despite early thrombolysis. / Dieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.

Background: Recent studies showed that the safety and benefit of early intravenous (IV) thrombolysis on favourable outcomes in acute ischemic stroke are also seen in the elderly. Furthermore, it has shown that age increases times for pre- and in-hospital procedures. We aimed to assess the applicability of these findings to telestroke. Methods: We retrospectively analysed 542 of 1659 screened consecutive stroke patients treated with IV thrombolysis in our telestroke network in East-Saxony, Germany from 2007 to 2012. Outcome data were symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH) by ECASS-2-criteria, survival at discharge and favourable outcome, defined as a modified Rankin scale (mRS) of 0–2 at discharge. Results: Thirty-three percent of patients were older than 80 years (elderly). Being elderly was associated with higher risk of sICH (p¼0.003), less favourable outcomes (p¼0.02) and higher mortality (p¼0.01). Using logistic regression analysis, earlier onsetto-treatment time was associated with favourable outcomes in not elderly patients (adjusted odds ratio (OR) 1.18; 95% CI 1.03–1.34; p¼0.01), and tended to be associated with favourable outcomes (adjusted OR 1.13; 95% CI 0.92–1.38; p¼0.25) and less sICH (adjusted OR 0.88; 95% CI 0.76–1.03; p¼0.11) in elderly patients. Age caused no significant differences in onset-to-doortime (p¼0.25), door-to-treatment-time (p¼0.06) or onset-to-treatment-time (p¼0.29). Conclusion: Treatment time seems to be critical for favourable outcome after acute ischemic stroke in the elderly. Age is not associated with longer delivery times for thrombolysis in telestroke.

<p>  </p> <p>Thrombosis is the pathological formation of a blood clot in the body that blocks blood circulation, leading to high morbidity and mortality rates. Thrombolytic drugs that offer rapid clot dissolution are promising treatments yet current drugs are often associated with limited efficacy and high bleeding risks. While numerous animal thrombosis models have been developed for drug screening, the translation of therapeutic agents into and through clinical trials remains limited. This is largely due to animal models’ poor reproducibility and distinctive physiology to that of humans. <em>In-vitro</em> flow models that utilize both human blood components and physiologically relevant flow conditions can provide for a more representative testing environment to screen thrombolytic drugs. Developing better <em>in-vitro</em> models may not eliminate the need for preclinical animal testing but can help exclude inefficient agents earlier in the drug development pipeline to expedite the drug evaluation process. Existing <em>in-vitro</em> thrombolysis flow models are not ideal as they either adopt over-simplified clot substrates or utilize small-length-scale geometries that insufficiently mimic native hemodynamics. Thus, we propose to first develop a static fluorescently labeled clot lysis assay for an initial high throughput screening of thrombolytic drugs, and ultimately engineer a highly reproducible, physiological scale, flowing clot lysis model for more human relevant drug efficacy evaluation. Developing the static clot lysis assay not only helps to understand the mechanism of how diversified clotting conditions affect clot properties but also offer a chance to well-characterize fluorescence conjugations to fibrins. The ultimate flow model combines an <em>in-vivo</em>-like fluorescence incorporated synthetic clot (FISC) and a human-relevant flow system. Guided by results from static clotting experiments diversified FISCs are fluorescently optimized and fabricated dynamically using a Chandler loop setup at various conditions. The flow system is a tubing-based structure that comprises of a peristaltic pump, and a well-controlled flow chamber to provide for physiological shear and pulsatile levels. Therefore, the proposed synthetic clot model is a versatile platform that can mimic a variety of thrombosis conditions and offer representative drug testing and dosing results across numerous thrombolytic agents.</p>

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Background: While intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) in ischemic stroke can be safely applied in telestroke networks within 3 h from symptom onset, there is a lack of evidence for safety in the expanded 3- to 4. 5-h time window. We assessed the safety and short-term efficacy of IVT in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in the expanded time window delivered through a hub-and-spoke telestroke network. Methods: Observational study of patients with AIS who received IVT at the Stroke Eastern Saxony Telemedical Network between 01/2014 and 12/2015. We compared safety data including symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH; according to European Cooperative Acute Stroke Study II definition) and any intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) between patients admitted to telestroke spoke sites and patients directly admitted to a tertiary stroke center representing the hub of the network. We also assessed short-term efficacy data including favorable functional outcome (i.e., modified Rankin Scale ≤ 2) and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) at discharge, hospital discharge disposition, and in-hospital mortality. Results: In total, 152 patients with AIS were treated with IVT in the expanded time window [spoke sites, n = 104 (26.9%); hub site, n = 48 (25.9%)]. Patients treated at spoke sites had less frequently a large vessel occlusion [8/104 (7.7) vs. 20/48 (41.7%); p < 0.0001], a determined stroke etiology (p < 0.0001) and had slightly shorter onset-to-treatment times [210 (45) vs. 228 (58) min; p = 0.02] than patients who presented to the hub site. Both cohorts did not display any further differences in demographics, vascular risk factors, median baseline NIHSS scores, or median baseline Alberta stroke program early CT score (p > 0.05). There was no difference in the frequency of sICH (4.9 vs. 6.3%; p = 0.71) or any ICH (8.7 vs. 16.7%; p = 0.15). Neither there was a difference regarding favorable functional outcome (44.1 vs. 39.6%; p = 0.6) nor median NIHSS [3 (5.5) vs. 2.5 (5.75); p = 0.92] at discharge, hospital discharge disposition (p = 0.28), or in-hospital mortality (9.6 vs. 8.3%; p = 1.0). Multivariable modeling did not reveal an association between telestroke and sICH or favorable functional outcome (p > 0.05). Conclusions: Delivery of IVT in the expanded 3- to 4.5-h time window through a telestroke network appears to be safe with equivalent short-term functional outcomes for spoke-and-hub center admissions.

La thrombolyse intraveineuse (TIV) est le seul traitement médical autorisé à la phase aiguë de l’infarctus cérébral (IC). Malgré ce traitement, un patient sur deux présente un mauvais pronostic fonctionnel à 3 mois (score mRS>2), ce qui s’explique le plus souvent par l’absence de recanalisation précoce ou la survenue d’une hémorragie intracrânienne symptomatique (sICH). Nos objectifs étaient, d’une part, de déterminer s’il est possible d’estimer le pronostic fonctionnel (mRS) 3 mois après TIV à partir de variables cliniques et IRM disponibles à l’admission, et, d’autre part, d’étudier les relations entre l’évolution au cours des premières 24 heures et le mRS à 3 mois. Nous avons collecté les données cliniques et d’IRM de l’ensemble des patients traités par TIV pour un IC≤4h30 entre 2003 et 2015 à l’hôpital Sainte-Anne. (1) Nous avons proposé le score MRI-DRAGON, un outil simple basé sur 7 variables cliniques et IRM disponibles à l’admission, qui permet une prédiction satisfaisante du mRS>2. 3 mois après un IC traité par TIV (c=0,83 [0,78-0,88]). (2) Nous avons ensuite réalisé une validation externe de ce score sur la cohorte du CHRU de Lille, confirmant qu’il présente une discrimination et une calibration satisfaisantes, malgré une surestimation du risque de mRS>2 en cas de score MRI-DRAGON élevé. (3) Afin d’essayer d’améliorer la prédiction, nous avons étudié les relations entre microsaignements (CMBs) sur l’IRM initiale et pronostic fonctionnel, et montré que le nombre de CMBs n’était pas un prédicteur indépendant du mRS à 3 mois, après ajustement sur les facteurs de confusion (âge, HTA). Nous avons par ailleurs étudié les relations entre l’évolution clinique très précoce après TIV et mRS à 3 mois, à partir de deux situations: (4) Premièrement, l’absence d’amélioration neurologique 1 heure après le début de la TIV en cas d’occlusion artérielle proximale, présente chez 77% des patients et fortement associée au mRS à 3 mois, mais qui n’améliorait pas la prédiction par rapport au score MRI-DRAGON. (5) Deuxièmement, l’aggravation neurologique survenant dans les 24 heures après le début de la TIV (END), dont l’incidence au sein de notre revue systématique était de 14%. (6) Au sein de notre cohorte, la valeur prédictive positive de l’END pour le mRS>2 à 3 mois était de 90%. L’END de cause indéterminée représentait 70% des END, et était associé à l’absence d’antiplaquettaire avant l’admission, la présence d’une occlusion artérielle proximale, d’un important mismatch diffusion-perfusion, et l’absence de recanalisation. Nous avons proposé un score simple permettant de prédire dès l’admission le pronostic fonctionnel à 3 mois d’un patient traité par TIV pour IC aigu. Il pourrait être utilisé pour guider la décision thérapeutique en identifiant les patients ayant une forte probabilité de mRS ≤2 après TIV seule. Par ailleurs, notre travail suggère que la prise en compte des CMBs avant TIV ne permet pas d’améliorer la prédiction pronostique, et que l’association entre CMBs et mRS n’est pas indépendante. Nous participons actuellement à une méta-analyse internationale sur données individuelles visant à déterminer si un sous-groupe de patients avec CMBs présente un risque de sICH si important qu’il pourrait annuler le bénéfice attendu de la TIV. Bien que l’absence d’amélioration neurologique à 1 heure soit fortement associée au mRS>2 à 3 mois, elle ne semble pas être un outil suffisamment robuste pour guider la décision d’une thrombectomie complémentaire à la TIV (bridging therapy), et ne doit donc pas retarder le geste endovasculaire. Enfin, nos résultats suggèrent que la majorité des END sont favorisés par la persistance d’une hypoperfusion cérébrale, et qu’une part d’entre eux pourrait être prochainement évitée, depuis la démonstration fin 2014, de la nette supériorité du bridging therapy par rapport à la TIV seule concernant la recanalisation artérielle. (...) / Intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) is the only licensed drug for acute ischemic stroke (AIS). However, about half of the treated patients do not achieve functional independence at 3 months (mRS>2), mostly due to lack of early recanalization or symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH). Firstly, we aimed to determine if 3-month outcome (mRS) after IVT can be reliably predicted based on clinical and MRI variables available at admission. Secondly, we assessed the relationships between the clinical course within 24 hours after IVT and 3-month mRS. We collected clinical and MRI data of all patients treated by IVT ≤4.5 hrs for AIS between 2003 and 2015 in Sainte-Anne hospital, Paris. (1) We derived the MRI-DRAGON score, a simple tool consisting of 7 clinical and MRI variables available at admission, which can reliably predict 3-month mRS>2 (c-statistic=0.83 [0.78-0.88]). (2) We then performed an external validation of this score in the Lille cohort, showing good discrimination and calibration of the model, despite an overestimation of the risk of mRS>2 in patients with a high MRI-DRAGON score. (3) Trying to find additional predictors of long-term outcome, we showed that the cerebral microbleed (CMB) burden at baseline was not an independent predictor of 3-month mRS after adjusting for confounding factors (age and hypertension).Furthermore, we assessed the relationships between early clinical course after IVT and 3-month mRS, based on two common clinical events: (4) Firstly, the lack of very early neurological improvement (VENI) 1 hour after IVT, which was observed in 77% patients and strongly associated with 3-month mRS, but did not improve the predictive ability of the model when incorporated into the MRI-DRAGON score. (5) Secondly, early neurological deterioration (END) within 24 hours after IVT, occuring in 14% patients in our systematic review and meta-analysis. (6) In our cohort, the positive predictive value of END for 3-month mRS>2 prediction was 90%. END of undetermined cause (ENDunexplained) accounted for 70% of ENDs, and was associated with no prior use of antiplatelets, proximal artery occlusion, DWI-PWI mismatch volume and lack of recanalization. We proposed a simple score to predict 3-month mRS soon after admission in patients treated by IVT for AIS. It may be used to help therapeutic decisions, by identifying patients likely to achieve 3-month mRS ≤2 after IVT alone. We have also shown that CMB burden before IVT is not an independent predictor or 3-month outcome. We participate in an ongoing international individual patient data meta-analysis to determine whether there is a subgroup of patients with CMBs, which seems to have an independent risk of poor 3-month outcome so important that it might outweigh the expected benefit of IVT. Although lack of VENI 1 hour after IVT is strongly associated with 3-month mRS>2, it doesn’t seem to be specific enough to guide decision-making regarding additional thrombectomy (bridging therapy), and should therefore not delay an endovascular procedure. Finally, our results suggest that a persistent cerebral hypoperfusion contributes to most ENDs. Therefore, many ENDs might be avoided in a near future, given the recent proof of the clear superiority of bridging therapy over IVT alone regarding recanalization. This revolution in acute stroke management leads the way to important clinical research perspectives, such as developing a tool to accurately predict 3-month mRS after bridging therapy. Important research efforts will be needed to develop a personalized treatment algorithm, helping to determine which therapeutic option (bridging therapy, IVT alone, thrombectomy alone, or no recanalization therapy) would be the best for each patient.

This thesis deals with a part of the treatment process in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Specifically, it examines the time interval from patient entry to a healthcare facility to initiation of treatment with intravenous thrombolysis - so called Door-to- Needle Time. The theoretical part describes the stroke and its division according to etiology. Furthermore, there are summarized clinical studies that have taken place in the world since the 1960s to the present, the development of care for patients with stroke in Czech Republic, recommended procedures of professional organizations in Czech Republic and the identification and management of treatment of stroke patients. In conclusion, the theoretical part summarizes the studies focused on the reduction of the Door-to-Needle Time, which took place in the world and in the Czech Republic. The aim of the practical part is to evaluate work procedures and conditions of health teams of individual stroke centers and to identify causes of Door-to-Needle Time median differences. The chosen method of research is a quantitative questionnaire survey in the form of an online Google Forms questionnaire sent to the leading members of these teams. Based on the research results, factors affecting reduction of Door-to-Needle Time median consists in to deepen and...

Objectifs. L'infarctus aigu du myocarde (IDM) touche chaque année plus de 120 000 personnes en France. Nous nous sommes intéressés à la prise en charge du SCA avec sus-décalage du segment ST (ST+). Deux stratégies de revascularisation coronaires s'offrent à nous : la thrombolyse intraveineuse et l'angioplastie primaire. Notre travail a évalué l'impact du choix de ces stratégies dans la phase aiguë de l'infarctus du myocarde, à travers la mise en place d'un réseau associant la médecine d'urgence et la cardiologie interventionnelle autour d'un référentiel partagé. Méthode. Nous avons mis en place un réseau cardiologie - urgence (RESCUe), qui a fédéré au sein d'une association 37 structures d'urgence (SU), 19 structures mobiles d'urgence et de réanimation (SMUR) et 10 centres de cardiologie interventionnelle (CCI) dans un bassin géographique de 3 millions d'habitants. Notre méthode de travail s'articulait autour de trois axes : édition de référentiels partagés, formation et évaluation. Résultats. Dès la mise en place de RESCUe, nous avons lancé un essai multicentrique, contrôlé et randomisé, l'étude AGIR². En douze mois 320 SCA ST+ ont été inclus. Dès la prise en charge en SMUR tous les patients ont reçu 250 mg d'aspirine, 600 mg de clopidogrel, un bolus intraveineux de 60 IU/kg d'héparine avant d'être transférés en CCI pour une angioplastie primaire. Si le bénéfice d'une administration de tirofiban en SMUR n'était pas supérieur à son administration en CCI, AGIR² a conforté les bases d'une collaboration en réseau entre médecine d'urgence et cardiologie interventionnelle autour d'un référentiel thérapeutique partagé. Depuis, l'angioplastie primaire est progressivement devenue la stratégie de reperfusion de référence du SCA ST+ sur notre bassin. Pour évaluer son impact nous avons mis en place un registre observationnel couvrant l'ensemble des SU, SMUR et CCI du réseau. Entre 2009 et 2013 nous avons pris en charge 2418 patients en SMUR avec un diagnostic d'infarctus aigu du myocarde. Parmi eux, 2119 (87.6%) ont bénéficié d'une angioplastie primaire et 299 (12.4%) d'une thrombolyse intraveineuse. Nous avons observé une augmentation du recours à l'angioplastie primaire de 78.4% en 2009 à 95.9% en 2013 (P<0.001). Le délai médian ECG - arrivée en CCI était de 48 min, ECG - angioplastie 94 min et arrivée – angioplastie 43 min. Les délais symptôme – ECG et ECG – thrombolyse sont restés stables de 2009 à 2013, mais les délais symptôme – angioplastie et ECG – arrivée en CCI – angioplastie ont diminué (P<0.001). Au total 2146 (89.2%) patients avaient un délai ECG – arrivée en CCI ≤90 min, un délai confortant le choix d'une angioplastie primaire chez 97.7% d'entre eux en 2013, conformément aux recommandations. De 2009 à 2013, la mortalité hospitalière (4-6%) et celle à 30 jours (6-8%) est restée stable. Nous avons complété notre travail par une analyse de la conformité des mesures de prévention secondaire aux recommandations. A un an post-IDM, l'association bétabloquants – aspirine – statines – inhibiteurs de l'enzyme de conversion et la correction des facteurs de risque était liée à une meilleure survie. Parmi les 5161 patients pris en charge dans nos SU et en SMUR et sortis vivant de CCI, 2991 (58%) ont bénéficié de cette stratégie optimale avec un HR de 0.12 (95% CI 0.07–0.22; P<0.001). Les patients les plus graves étaient ceux les moins bien traités, à cause des contre-indications aux traitements (insuffisance rénale, risque hémorragique). Conclusion. Dans notre bassin géographique, la mise en place d'un réseau cardiologie urgence a abouti à l'augmentation du recours à l'angioplastie primaire, conformément aux recommandations. Il n'y a pas eu d'effet sur la mortalité précoce. Un bénéfice sur la mortalité à un an est observé chez les patients qui ont bénéficié de mesures de prévention secondaire optimales / Objective. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) annually affects more than 120 000 people in France. We studied the management of ST elevation MI (STEMI). Two reperfusion strategies are available: intravenous thrombolysis (TL) and primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI). Our study aimed to evaluate the impact of these strategies in the acute phase of myocardial infarction through the establishment of an emergency network based on a shared protocol with interventional cardiology. Methods. We established a regional emergency cardiovascular network (RESCUe Network) that covers a population of 3 million inhabitants across five administrative counties, including urban and rural territories. All nineteen MICUs, thirty seven emergency departments and 10 catheterization laboratories participate in the network. We edited regularly updated guidelines, set up a doctors’ training program and implemented an evaluation registry. Results. We setup the AGIR-2 study, a multicenter, controlled, randomized study, to explore prehospital high-dose tirofiban in patients undergoing PPCI. Three hundred and twenty patients with STEMI were included over a period of 12 months. All of them received 250 mg of aspirin, 600 mg of clopidogrel and 60 IU/kg bolus of high molecular weight heparin before admission to the catheterization laboratory. If prehospital initiation of high-dose bolus of tirofiban did not improve outcome, AGIR-2 study reinforced the collaborative network between emergency medicine and interventional cardiology. Since then, PPCI has gradually become the reference reperfusion strategy for STEMI in our network. Using data from our registry, we studied STEMI patients treated in mobile intensive care units (MICUs) between 2009 and 2013. Among 2418 patients, 2119 (87.6%) underwent PPCI and 299 (12.4%) prehospital TL (94.0% of whom went on to undergo PPCI). Use of PPCI increased from 78.4% in 2009 to 95.9% in 2013 (Ptrend<0.001). Median delays included: first medical contact (FMC)–PCI centre 48 min, FMC–balloon inflation 94 min, and PCI centre– balloon inflation 43 min. Times from symptom onset to FMC and FMC to TL remained stable during 2009 to 2013, but times from symptom onset to first balloon inflation and FMC to PCI centre to first balloon inflation decreased (P<0.001). In total, 2146 (89.2%) had an FMC–PCI centre delay ≤90 min with PPCI use up to 97.7% in 2013 in accordance with guidelines. Inhospital (4–6%) and 30-day (6–8%) mortalities remained stable from 2009 to 2013. Finally, we sought to assess the effect of strict adherence to current international guidelines on 1-year all-cause mortality in a prospective cohort of patients with STEMI. After multivariable adjustment, the association between the optimal therapy (OT) group (Betablockers, Antiplatelet agents, Statins, angiotensin-converting enzyme [ACE] Inhibitors, and Correction of all risk factors) and survival remained significant, with a hazard ratio of 0.12 (95% CI 0.07–0.22; P<0.001). Of the 5161 patients discharged alive, 2991 (58%) were prescribed OT. Patients characteristics in the under treatment (UT) group were worse than those in the OT group because of contraindications to optimal treatment (renal failure, bleeding risk). Conclusion. The establishment of an emergency network in our area resulted in an increased use of PPCI in accordance with ESC guidelines with no effect on early mortality. Reduction of one year mortality was observed in patients who received optimal secondary prevention treatment

La thrombolyse intraveineuse (TIV) est le seul traitement médical autorisé à la phase aiguë de l’infarctus cérébral (IC). Malgré ce traitement, un patient sur deux présente un mauvais pronostic fonctionnel à 3 mois (score mRS>2), ce qui s’explique le plus souvent par l’absence de recanalisation précoce ou la survenue d’une hémorragie intracrânienne symptomatique (sICH). Nos objectifs étaient, d’une part, de déterminer s’il est possible d’estimer le pronostic fonctionnel (mRS) 3 mois après TIV à partir de variables cliniques et IRM disponibles à l’admission, et, d’autre part, d’étudier les relations entre l’évolution au cours des premières 24 heures et le mRS à 3 mois. Nous avons collecté les données cliniques et d’IRM de l’ensemble des patients traités par TIV pour un IC≤4h30 entre 2003 et 2015 à l’hôpital Sainte-Anne. (1) Nous avons proposé le score MRI-DRAGON, un outil simple basé sur 7 variables cliniques et IRM disponibles à l’admission, qui permet une prédiction satisfaisante du mRS>2. 3 mois après un IC traité par TIV (c=0,83 [0,78-0,88]). (2) Nous avons ensuite réalisé une validation externe de ce score sur la cohorte du CHRU de Lille, confirmant qu’il présente une discrimination et une calibration satisfaisantes, malgré une surestimation du risque de mRS>2 en cas de score MRI-DRAGON élevé. (3) Afin d’essayer d’améliorer la prédiction, nous avons étudié les relations entre microsaignements (CMBs) sur l’IRM initiale et pronostic fonctionnel, et montré que le nombre de CMBs n’était pas un prédicteur indépendant du mRS à 3 mois, après ajustement sur les facteurs de confusion (âge, HTA). Nous avons par ailleurs étudié les relations entre l’évolution clinique très précoce après TIV et mRS à 3 mois, à partir de deux situations: (4) Premièrement, l’absence d’amélioration neurologique 1 heure après le début de la TIV en cas d’occlusion artérielle proximale, présente chez 77% des patients et fortement associée au mRS à 3 mois, mais qui n’améliorait pas la prédiction par rapport au score MRI-DRAGON. (5) Deuxièmement, l’aggravation neurologique survenant dans les 24 heures après le début de la TIV (END), dont l’incidence au sein de notre revue systématique était de 14%. (6) Au sein de notre cohorte, la valeur prédictive positive de l’END pour le mRS>2 à 3 mois était de 90%. L’END de cause indéterminée représentait 70% des END, et était associé à l’absence d’antiplaquettaire avant l’admission, la présence d’une occlusion artérielle proximale, d’un important mismatch diffusion-perfusion, et l’absence de recanalisation. Nous avons proposé un score simple permettant de prédire dès l’admission le pronostic fonctionnel à 3 mois d’un patient traité par TIV pour IC aigu. Il pourrait être utilisé pour guider la décision thérapeutique en identifiant les patients ayant une forte probabilité de mRS ≤2 après TIV seule. Par ailleurs, notre travail suggère que la prise en compte des CMBs avant TIV ne permet pas d’améliorer la prédiction pronostique, et que l’association entre CMBs et mRS n’est pas indépendante. Nous participons actuellement à une méta-analyse internationale sur données individuelles visant à déterminer si un sous-groupe de patients avec CMBs présente un risque de sICH si important qu’il pourrait annuler le bénéfice attendu de la TIV. Bien que l’absence d’amélioration neurologique à 1 heure soit fortement associée au mRS>2 à 3 mois, elle ne semble pas être un outil suffisamment robuste pour guider la décision d’une thrombectomie complémentaire à la TIV (bridging therapy), et ne doit donc pas retarder le geste endovasculaire. Enfin, nos résultats suggèrent que la majorité des END sont favorisés par la persistance d’une hypoperfusion cérébrale, et qu’une part d’entre eux pourrait être prochainement évitée, depuis la démonstration fin 2014, de la nette supériorité du bridging therapy par rapport à la TIV seule concernant la recanalisation artérielle. (...) / Intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) is the only licensed drug for acute ischemic stroke (AIS). However, about half of the treated patients do not achieve functional independence at 3 months (mRS>2), mostly due to lack of early recanalization or symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH). Firstly, we aimed to determine if 3-month outcome (mRS) after IVT can be reliably predicted based on clinical and MRI variables available at admission. Secondly, we assessed the relationships between the clinical course within 24 hours after IVT and 3-month mRS. We collected clinical and MRI data of all patients treated by IVT ≤4.5 hrs for AIS between 2003 and 2015 in Sainte-Anne hospital, Paris. (1) We derived the MRI-DRAGON score, a simple tool consisting of 7 clinical and MRI variables available at admission, which can reliably predict 3-month mRS>2 (c-statistic=0.83 [0.78-0.88]). (2) We then performed an external validation of this score in the Lille cohort, showing good discrimination and calibration of the model, despite an overestimation of the risk of mRS>2 in patients with a high MRI-DRAGON score. (3) Trying to find additional predictors of long-term outcome, we showed that the cerebral microbleed (CMB) burden at baseline was not an independent predictor of 3-month mRS after adjusting for confounding factors (age and hypertension).Furthermore, we assessed the relationships between early clinical course after IVT and 3-month mRS, based on two common clinical events: (4) Firstly, the lack of very early neurological improvement (VENI) 1 hour after IVT, which was observed in 77% patients and strongly associated with 3-month mRS, but did not improve the predictive ability of the model when incorporated into the MRI-DRAGON score. (5) Secondly, early neurological deterioration (END) within 24 hours after IVT, occuring in 14% patients in our systematic review and meta-analysis. (6) In our cohort, the positive predictive value of END for 3-month mRS>2 prediction was 90%. END of undetermined cause (ENDunexplained) accounted for 70% of ENDs, and was associated with no prior use of antiplatelets, proximal artery occlusion, DWI-PWI mismatch volume and lack of recanalization. We proposed a simple score to predict 3-month mRS soon after admission in patients treated by IVT for AIS. It may be used to help therapeutic decisions, by identifying patients likely to achieve 3-month mRS ≤2 after IVT alone. We have also shown that CMB burden before IVT is not an independent predictor or 3-month outcome. We participate in an ongoing international individual patient data meta-analysis to determine whether there is a subgroup of patients with CMBs, which seems to have an independent risk of poor 3-month outcome so important that it might outweigh the expected benefit of IVT. Although lack of VENI 1 hour after IVT is strongly associated with 3-month mRS>2, it doesn’t seem to be specific enough to guide decision-making regarding additional thrombectomy (bridging therapy), and should therefore not delay an endovascular procedure. Finally, our results suggest that a persistent cerebral hypoperfusion contributes to most ENDs. Therefore, many ENDs might be avoided in a near future, given the recent proof of the clear superiority of bridging therapy over IVT alone regarding recanalization. This revolution in acute stroke management leads the way to important clinical research perspectives, such as developing a tool to accurately predict 3-month mRS after bridging therapy. Important research efforts will be needed to develop a personalized treatment algorithm, helping to determine which therapeutic option (bridging therapy, IVT alone, thrombectomy alone, or no recanalization therapy) would be the best for each patient.

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