Dwell Time of Stentriever Influences Complete Revascularization and First-Pass TICI 3 Revascularization in Acute Large Vessel Occlusive Stroke.

OBJECTIVE

In acute ischemic stroke with large vessel occlusion, the interaction between the clot retriever and the stent is critical for achieving successful recanalization. The ideal time of stent deployment (dwell time [DT]) to improve revascularization is currently unknown. We systematically analyzed the effect of different DT on final angiographic and clinical outcomes of patients who underwent mechanical thrombectomy.

METHODS

The DT was progressively increased from 3 minutes to 5 minutes and then 8 minutes during the study period. The effect of DT on recanalization attempts, successful angiographic outcome (thrombolysis in cerebral ischemia [TICI] 2b or TICI 3), total revascularization time, and immediate and 3-month clinical outcomes were evaluated. The DT of 3 minutes and 5 minutes (DT3-5) was compared against DT of 8 minutes (DT8).

RESULTS

Forty patients were included in the analysis. Good angiographic outcome was observed in 94.1% of patients in the DT8 cohort with an average attempt of 1.2 compared with 78.3% with average attempts of 2.0 in other group. Single-pass good recanalization (TICI 2b or 3) and single-pass complete revascularization (TICI3) was significantly higher in the DT group compared with the DT3-5 group (82.4% vs. 43.5% [P = 0.013] and 42.9% vs. 8.7% [P = 0.003], respectively). A favorable trend toward a reduced overall procedural time (34.59 vs. 55.59 minutes) was observed, but was not statistically significant (P = 0.15).

CONCLUSIONS

Mild prolongation of DT to 8 minutes improves revascularization outcome with fewer attempts, possibly because of better clot-stent interaction.