• Thomas Snyder, Shashank Agarwal, Jeffrey Huang, Koto Ishida, Brent Flusty, Jennifer Frontera, Aaron Lord, Jose Torres, Cen Zhang, Sara Rostanski, Albert Favate, Kaitlyn Lillemoe, Matthew Sanger, Sun Kim, Kelley Humbert, Erica Scher, Seena Dehkharghani, Eytan Raz, Maksim Shapiro, K Nelson Peter P Department of Radiology, New York Langone Medical Center, New York, NY., David Gordon, Omar Tanweer, Erez Nossek, Jeffrey Farkas, Jeremy Liff, David Turkel-Parrella, Ambooj Tiwari, Howard Riina, and Shadi Yaghi.
• Department of Neurology, New York Langone Medical Center, New York, NY.
• J Neuroimaging. 2020 Sep 1; 30 (5): 625-630.

Background And PurposeMechanical thrombectomy (MT) has helped many patients achieve functional independence. The effect of time-to-treatment based in specific epochs and as related to Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) has not been established. The goal of the study was to evaluate the association between last known normal (LKN)-to-puncture time and good functional outcome.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study of prospectively collected acute ischemic stroke patients undergoing MT for large vessel occlusion. We used binary logistic regression models adjusted for age, Modified Treatment in Cerebral Ischemia score, initial National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, and noncontrast CT ASPECTS to assess the association between LKN-to-puncture time and favorable outcome defined as Modified Rankin Score 0-2 on discharge.ResultsAmong 421 patients, 328 were included in analysis. Increased LKN-to-puncture time was associated with decreased probability of good functional outcome (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] ratio per 15-minute delay = .98; 95% confidence interval [CI], .97-.99; P = .001). This was especially true when LKN-puncture time was 0-6 hours (aOR per 15-minute delay = .94; 95% CI, .89-.99; P = .05) or ASPECTS 8-10 (aOR = .98; 95% CI, .97-.99; P = .002) as opposed to when LKN-puncture time was 6-24 hours (aOR per 15-minute delay = .99; 95% CI, .97-1.00; P = .16) and ASPECTS <8 (aOR = .98; 95% CI, .93-1.03; P = .37).ConclusionDecreased LKN-groin puncture time improves outcome particularly in those with good ASPECTS presenting within 6 hours. Strategies to decrease reperfusion times should be investigated, particularly in those in the early time window and with good ASPECTS.© 2020 American Society of Neuroimaging.

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