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INTRODUCTION: Covid 19 infections has been shown to be associated with a range of thromboembolic disease that has implications for the neuro-endovascular management of large vessel occlusions. METHODS: Five consecutive Covid-19 positive patients presented with large vessel occlusions to our institution. Covid-19 testing was performed using nasal swab. All thrombectomy cases was performed under general endotracheal anesthesia using a stent-aspiration combination as primary thrombectomy technique. The technical details of each case and the angiographic outcome are described. Routine labs including D-dimer, platelet count, coagulation panel (aPTT, INR), Interleukin 6 (IL-6), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP) were evaluated in all patients. Rotational thrombelastography (ROTEM) was performed on the patients\' blood samples to assess real-time clot formation/dissolution properties. RESULTS: Four patients had anterior circulation large vessel occlusions and one patient had both anterior and posterior circulation occlusions. Mean age was 52.8 years and 80% were males. TICI 3 revascularization was achieved in one patient, TICI 2B achieved in two patients andTICI 2A in two patients. In our cohort, patients were on average 52.8 years old and presented with a median NIHSS of 27. All our patients had very proximal occlusions. Three patients presented with intra-cranial ICA occlusions. Two patients presented with a tandem carotid bulb thrombus in conjunction with an intracranial vessel occlusion. One patient had an ICA terminus occlusion with a concomitant basilar occlusion. Second, the intravascular clots in all our patients were prone to fragment and migrate into both new vascular territories and into distal downstream vasculature. Distal emboli into a different territory (anterior cerebral artery occlusion) was seen in two two of our five patients (40%) and distal emboli into a downstream territory was seen in all five patients (100%). An average of 2.7 pstent-retriever passes was needed to achieve a final TICI revascularization of IIb or better. CONCLUSION: Covid-19 patients are predisposed to a hypercoagulable state. When presenting with large vessel occlusions, these patients present unique challenges that make successful revascularization difficult.
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Endovascular Thrombectomy for Large Vessel Occlusions in Covid-19 Patients: Technical Challenges and Lessons
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