Yan Wang, Sven Pr Luijten, Daniel Bos, Inge A Mulder, Manon Kappelhof, Willeke F Westendorp, Bart J Emmer, Stefan D Roosendaal, Yvo Bwm Roos, Ido R van den Wijngaard, Robert J van Oostenbrugge, Diederik van de Beek, Jonathan M Coutinho
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Abstract
Introduction: Inflammation is important in the pathogenesis of acute ischemic stroke (AIS). The association between CRP and outcomes in patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke receiving endovascular therapy (EVT) has not been fully elucidated.
Patients and methods: We used data from the MR CLEAN Registry (2014-2017), including LVO-AIS patients with intracranial carotid atherosclerotic disease (ICAD), extracranial carotid atherosclerotic disease (ECAD) or atrial fibrillation (AF). The primary outcome was modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score at 90 days. Secondary outcomes included mRS ⩾3 at 90 days, all-cause mortality, successful recanalization, and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhages. CRP was analyzed both dichotomously (>3.0 vs ⩽3.0 mg/L) and continuously, using multivariable regression adjusted for potential confounders.
Results: Among 865 included patients (ICAD: 286; ECAD: 154; AF: 425), median CRP level was 3.4 mg/L (IQR: 2.0-6.1) and 446 patients had elevated CRP (>3.0 mg/L). AF patients had higher CRP than ICAD and ECAD patients (4.0-3.0-3.2 mg/L, p = 0.002). CRP >3.0 mg/L was not associated with mRS in the full cohort (acOR 0.983, 95% CI (0.767, 1.260)) or in any etiological subgroups (ICAD: acOR = 0.968, 95% CI (0.626, 1.496), ECAD: acOR = 1.114, 95% CI (0.617, 2.012), AF: acOR = 0.937, 95% CI (0.653, 1.344)). There was also no association between CRP and any of the other outcomes. When analyzed as a continuous variable, CRP was also not associated with any other outcomes.
Conclusions: We did not observe an association between CRP levels and clinical and radiological outcomes after LVO stroke.
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Launched in 2016 the European Stroke Journal (ESJ) is the official journal of the European Stroke Organisation (ESO), a professional non-profit organization with over 1,400 individual members, and affiliations to numerous related national and international societies. ESJ covers clinical stroke research from all fields, including clinical trials, epidemiology, primary and secondary prevention, diagnosis, acute and post-acute management, guidelines, translation of experimental findings into clinical practice, rehabilitation, organisation of stroke care, and societal impact. It is open to authors from all relevant medical and health professions. Article types include review articles, original research, protocols, guidelines, editorials and letters to the Editor. Through ESJ, authors and researchers have gained a new platform for the rapid and professional publication of peer reviewed scientific material of the highest standards; publication in ESJ is highly competitive. The journal and its editorial team has developed excellent cooperation with sister organisations such as the World Stroke Organisation and the International Journal of Stroke, and the American Heart Organization/American Stroke Association and the journal Stroke. ESJ is fully peer-reviewed and is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Issues are published 4 times a year (March, June, September and December) and articles are published OnlineFirst prior to issue publication.