Platelet-rich emboli are associated with von Willebrand factor levels and have poorer revascularization outcomes
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2019-11-04Author
Douglas, Andrew
Fitzgerald, Seán
Mereuta, Oana Madalina
Rossi, Rosanna
O'Leary, Sean
Pandit, Abhay
McCarthy, Ray
Gilvarry, Michael
Holmegaard, Lukas
Abrahamsson, Margareta
Jerndal, Mikael
Dehlfors, Niclas
Brennan, Paul
Power, Sarah
O'Hare, Alan
Griffin, Emma
Kallmes, David F.
Brinjikji, Waleed
Szikora, István
Tatlisumak, Turgut
Rentzos, Alexandros
Thornton, John
Doyle, Karen M.
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Douglas, Andrew, Fitzgerald, Seán, Mereuta, Oana Madalina, Rossi, Rosanna, Leary, Sean, Pandit, Abhay, McCarthy, Ray, Gilvarry, Michael, Holmegaard, Lukas, Abrahamsson, Margareta, Jerndal, Mikael, Dehlfors, Niclas, Brennan, Paul, Power, Sarah, Hare, Alan, Griffin, Emma, Kallmes, David F., Brinjikji, Waleed, Szikora, István, Tatlisumak, Turgut, Rentzos, Alexandros, Thornton, JohnDoyle, Karen. (2019). Platelet-rich emboli are associated with von Willebrand factor levels and have poorer revascularization outcomes. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2019-015410
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Background and aims Platelets and von Willebrand factor (vWF) are key factors in thrombosis and thus are likely key components of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) emboli. We aimed to characterize platelet and vWF levels in AIS emboli and to assess associations between their expression levels and clinical and procedural information.
Materials and method Histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis of emboli collected as part of the multi-institutional RESTORE registry was performed. The composition of the emboli was quantified using Orbit Image Analysis machine learning software. Correlations between clot components and clinical and procedural information were assessed using the χ2 test.
Results Ninety-one emboli samples retrieved from 63 patients were analyzed in the study. The mean platelet (CD42b) content of the clots was 33.9% and the mean vWF content of the clots was 29.8%. There was a positive correlation between platelet and vWF levels (ρ=0.564, p<0.001*, n=91). There was an inverse correlation between both platelets and vWF levels and percentage of red blood cells (RBCs) in the emboli (CD42b vs RBC: ρ=−0.535, p<0.001*, n=91; vWF vs RBC: ρ=−0.366, p<0.001*, n=91). Eighty-one percent of patients in the low platelet group had a good revascularization outcome (Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction 2c/3) compared with 58% in the high platelet group (χ2=5.856, p=0.016).
Conclusion Platelet and vWF levels in AIS emboli correlate with each other and both have an inverse relationship with RBC composition. Patients with platelet-rich clots have poorer revascularization outcomes.
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