Clinical observation on intravenous thrombolytic bridging and vascular intervention for treatment of patients with acute intracranial large arterial occlusion: a report of 7 cases / 中国中西医结合急救杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of using alteplase for intravenous thrombolysis combined with vascular intervention for treatment of patients with acute intracranial large arterial occlusion.Methods Clinical data of 7 patients with acute intracranial large arterial occlusion treated by using alteplase for intravenous thrombolysis combined with intravascular intervention admitted to Department of Neurosurgery in Affiliated Hospital of the Logistics University of Cinese People's Armed Police Force from July 2015 to August 2016 were retrospectively analyzed.All the 7 patients were treated by alteplase dry powder (50 mg or 20 mg each ampule),solvent dose was 0.9 mg/kg,the maximum dose being ＜ 90 mg,firstly 10％ dose was intravenously injected,and the remaining dose was continuously infused into a vein in 60 minutes,during or after intravenous thrombolysis,digital subtraction angiography (DSA) was performed immediately,and according to the results of the angiography,at least one of the 3 kinds of intravascular mechanical intervention therapy,thrombectomy,balloon dilatation or stent placement,were chosen,and 24 hours after surgery,the anti-platelet aggregation drug and calcium channel antagonists were given,The effect of interventional therapy was analyzed,and the clinical outcome of 90-day treatment was evaluated.Results The mean age of the patients was (60.0 ± 12.6) years.Seven patients all successfully completed the treatment,and satisfactory re-canalization was achieved [they all obtained grade 3 or 2b in accord with the gradation of Thrombolysis in Cerebral Ischemia Scale (TICI)] in all the 7 cases (100％),after treatment,the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score was significantly lower than that before treatment (5.86 ±4.10 vs.19.71 ± 5.56,P ＜0.01).Clinical outcome of 90-day follow up was excellent [Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score 0-2] in 3 cases (42.8％).Conclusion Using alteplase for intravenous thrombolysis combined with endovascular intervention for treatment of patients with acute intracranial large arterial occlusion can achieve good re-canalization rate.