Safety/Efficacy of a Pusher, Thermal Detachment Coil for Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: A Multicenter Real-World Study

Background and Purpose

Optima coils are a new type of embolic coils with complex and WAVE shape properties and variable degrees of softness. In patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms, we examined the safety (periprocedural complications) and efficacy (occlusion rate immediately postprocedure) of the Optima coil.

Methods

We studied 103 consecutive patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms who were treated exclusively with the Optima coil, without the use of accompanying implanted devices, at five centers in Spain. Endovascular techniques included stand-alone or balloon-assisted coiling. Postprocedural occlusion and periprocedural device-related adverse events were the endpoints. Aneurysm occlusion was graded according to the modified Raymond–Roy Occlusion scale.

Results

Of the 103 enrolled patients (70 female; median age 59 years), 59 (57.3%) presented with an IV Fischer Scale grade, and 61 (59.2%) of the ruptured aneurysms were wide-necked. Thirty-eight (36.9%) aneurysms were located in the anterior communicating artery. Simple-coiling and balloon-assisted coiling were performed in 36 (34.9%) and 65 (63.1%) patients, respectively. Raymond–Roy Class I, II, and III were reached in 64 (60.3%), 29 (28.1%), and ten (9.7%) following the procedure. The periprocedural device-related serious adverse event rate was 12 (13.5%), of which eight (7.7%) were due to coil protrusion. Four (3.8%) patients had intraprocedural aneurysm rupture. No early rebleeding or death was reported.

Conclusion

This analysis suggests that the Optima coil is safe and effective for treating ruptured aneurysms, with satisfactory occlusion rates and low rates of periprocedural device-related serious adverse events.