Pini Rodolfo, Faggioli Gianluca, Gargiulo Mauro, Gallitto Enrico, Cacioppa Laura M, Vacirca Andrea, Pisano Emilio, Pilato Alessandro, Stella Andrea
1 Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy.
2 Vascular Surgery, Ospedale Maggiore, Bologna, Italy.
Vascular. 2019 Feb;27(1):51-59. doi: 10.1177/1708538118799225. Epub 2018 Sep 7.
Carotid stenosis with crescendo-transient-ischemic-attack (cTIA) requires a prompt intervention to reduce the stroke risk. Few data are reported in literature about cTIA suggesting a different perioperative risk compared with patients with single TIA (sTIA). This study aimed to compare the outcome of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in patients with TIA (single/crescendo) and evaluate the outcome risk-factors.
Data from two tertiary hospitals for vascular treatment were analyzed from 2007 to 2016. All patients with TIA subjected to CEA were considered, comparing the 30-day postoperative stroke and stroke/death in patients with cTIA and sTIA, particularly in the urgent (≤48 h) setting.
On a total of 3866 CEA, 888 (23%) were performed in symptomatic patients and 515 for TIA: 365 (71%) patients with sTIA and 150 (29%) with cTIA. When compared with sTIA, cTIA patients were younger and less frequently affected by coronary disease, dyslipidemia, and chronic pulmonary disease; however, contralateral carotid occlusion was more common (20% vs. 10%, P = .004; 56% vs. 46, P = .03; 16% vs. 7%, P = .01; >80 years 26% vs. 16%, P = .01 and 2% vs. 10%, P = .001; respectively). Postoperative stroke and stroke/death were significantly higher in cTIA compared with sTIA (5.3% vs. 1.6%, P = .02 and 6.0% vs. 2.2%, P = .03; respectively). Urgent CEA was performed in 58% ( n: 87) cTIA and in 11% ( n: 56) sTIA( P<.01). The urgent setting did not influence the stroke and stroke/death rate of CEA for sTIA (3.6% vs. 1.3%, P = .21 and 3.6% vs. 1.9%, P = .44, respectively), but was associated with lower rate of events in cTIA (1.1%vs. 11.1%, P = .01 and 2.3% vs. 11.1%, P = .03, respectively). This beneficial effect in patients with cTIA treated within 48-h was confirmed also by multivariate analysis (OR: 0.09, 95% CI: 0.76-0.01, P=.02).
cTIA subjected to CEA have a higher stroke and stroke/death risk compared with patients with sTIA. The urgent setting seems to reduce the stroke/death rate cTIA; for sTIA with a stable neurological condition, the timing of CEA did not influence the outcome.
伴有渐进性短暂性脑缺血发作(cTIA)的颈动脉狭窄需要及时干预以降低中风风险。文献中关于cTIA的报道较少,提示其围手术期风险与单次短暂性脑缺血发作(sTIA)患者不同。本研究旨在比较TIA(单次/渐进性)患者行颈动脉内膜切除术(CEA)的结果,并评估结果的风险因素。
分析2007年至2016年两家三级血管治疗医院的数据。纳入所有接受CEA的TIA患者,比较cTIA和sTIA患者术后30天的中风及中风/死亡情况,特别是在紧急情况(≤48小时)下。
在总共3866例CEA手术中,888例(23%)在有症状患者中进行,其中515例为TIA患者:365例(71%)为sTIA患者,150例(29%)为cTIA患者。与sTIA相比,cTIA患者更年轻,患冠心病、血脂异常和慢性肺病的频率更低;然而,对侧颈动脉闭塞更常见(分别为20%对10%,P = 0.004;56%对46%,P = 0.03;16%对7%,P = 0.01;>80岁为26%对16%,P = 0.01;2%对10%,P = 0.001)。与sTIA相比,cTIA患者术后中风及中风/死亡发生率显著更高(分别为5.3%对1.6%,P = 0.02;6.0%对2.2%,P = 0.03)。58%(n = 87)的cTIA患者和11%(n = 56)的sTIA患者进行了紧急CEA(P<0.01)。紧急情况对sTIA患者CEA的中风及中风/死亡发生率无影响(分别为3.6%对1.3%,P = 0.21;3.6%对1.9%,P = 0.44),但与cTIA患者较低的事件发生率相关(分别为1.1%对11.1%,P = 0.01;2.3%对11.1%,P = 0.03)。多因素分析也证实了在48小时内接受治疗的cTIA患者具有这种有益效果(OR:0.09,95%CI:0.76 - 0.01,P = 0.02)。
与sTIA患者相比,接受CEA的cTIA患者中风及中风/死亡风险更高。紧急情况似乎可降低cTIA患者的中风/死亡率;对于神经状况稳定的sTIA患者,CEA的时机不影响结果。