A pilot randomized clinical safety study of sonothrombolysis augmentation with ultrasound-activated perflutren-lipid microspheres for acute ischemic stroke
A pilot randomized clinical safety study of sonothrombolysis augmentation with ultrasound-activated perflutren-lipid microspheres for acute ischemic stroke
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DOI:
10.1161/strokeaha.107.505727
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发表时间:
2008-05-01
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8.3
通讯作者:
Grotta, James C.
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作者:
Alexandrov, Andrei V.;Mikulik, Robert;Grotta, James C.
Background and Purpose-Ultrasound transiently expands perflutren-lipid microspheres (mu S), transmitting energy momentum to surrounding fluids. We report a pilot safety/feasibility study of ultrasound-activated mu S with systemic tissue plasminogen activator (tPA).Methods-Stroke subjects treated within 3 hours had abnormal Thrombolysis in Brain Ischemia (TIBI) residual flow grades 0 to 3 before tPA on transcranial Doppler (TCD). Randomization included Controls (tPA + TCD) or Target (tPA = TCD = 2.8 mL mu S). The primary safety end point was symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH) with worsening by >= 4 NIHSS points within 72 hours.Results-Fifteen subjects were randomized 3: 1 to Target, n = 12 or Control, n = 3. After treatment, asymptomatic ICH occurred in 3 Target and 1 Control, and sICH was not seen in any study subject. mu S reached MCA occlusions in all Target subjects at velocities higher than surrounding residual red blood cell flow: 39.8 +/- 11.3 vs 28.8 +/- 13.8 cm/s, P