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E-116 Clinical characteristics, stroke mechanism and outcome of isolated symptomatic basilar artery stenosis
Journal of neurointerventional surgery, Vol.11(Suppl 1), p.A112
07/2019
DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2019-SNIS.191
Abstract
BackgroundWhile diffuse atherosclerotic disease affecting the posterior circulation has been described extensively, the prevalence, natural history and angiographic characteristics of isolated symptomatic basilar artery stenosis (ISBAS) remains unknown.MethodsWe reviewed our prospectively acquired institutional database to identify patients with ≥ 50% symptomatic basilar artery (BA) stenosis without significant atherosclerotic burden in the vertebral or posterior cerebral arteries. Stroke mechanism, collateral circulation through the posterior communicating arteries, degree and length of the stenosis were analyzed. The primary outcome was time from index event to new transient ischemic attack (TIA), acute ischemic stroke (AIS) or death. Other outcome variables included modified Rankin scale (mRS) score on discharge and last follow-up.ResultsOf 6369 patients with AIS/TIA, only 91 (1.43%) had ISBAS. Seventy-three (80.2%) patients presented with AIS and 18 (19.8%) with TIA. Twenty-nine (31.9%) were women and the median age was 66.8 ± 13.6 years. The mean follow-up time was 2.7 years. The most common stroke mechanism was artery-to-artery thromboembolism (50.8%), followed by perforator occlusion (32.3%) and flow-dependent/hypoperfusion (16.9%). The percentage of stenosis was lower in patients who had favorable outcome compared to those with mRS 3–6 on discharge (78.3 ± 14.3 vs 86.9 ± 14.5, p=0.007). Kaplan-Meier curves showed higher recurrence/death rates in patients with ≥ 80% stenosis, mid-basilar location and poor collateral circulation. Approximately 13% of ISBAS patients presented with complete BA occlusion.ConclusionISBAS is an uncommon (1.5%) cause of TIAs and AIS. Males in their sixties are mostly affected and artery-to-artery embolism is the most common stroke mechanism. Mid-basilar location, ≥ 80% stenosis and poor collateral circulation are important factors associated with worse prognosis. Keywords: basilar artery stenosis, ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack, intracranial atherosclerotic disease, stroke mechanism, collateral circulation, posterior circulation.Disclosures E. Samaniego: None. A. Shaban: None. S. Ortega-Gutierrez: None. D. Hasan: None. C. Derdeyn: None. B. Dai: None. J. Roa: None. H. Adams: None. E. Leira: None.
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- Title: Subtitle
- E-116 Clinical characteristics, stroke mechanism and outcome of isolated symptomatic basilar artery stenosis
- Creators
- E Samaniego - Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IAA Shaban - Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IAS Ortega-Gutierrez - Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IAD Hasan - Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IAC Derdeyn - Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IAB Dai - Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IAJ Roa - Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IAH Adams - Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IAE Leira - Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
- Resource Type
- Abstract
- Publication Details
- Journal of neurointerventional surgery, Vol.11(Suppl 1), p.A112
- DOI
- 10.1136/neurintsurg-2019-SNIS.191
- ISSN
- 1759-8478
- eISSN
- 1759-8486
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/2019
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Neurology; Radiology; Epidemiology; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Neurosurgery; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984068342802771
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