Background: Blood pressure variation and collateral status have been reported to be associated with clinical outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke who received endovascular treatment; however, the relationship between blood pressure variation within 72 hours after EVT and clinical outcome in different collateral status remains unclear.
Methods: Acute ischemic stroke patients due to large vessel occlusion with EVT were retrospectively enrolled. We classified participants into poor collateral (ASITN/SIR grade < 2) and good collateral subgroups (ASITN/SIR grade ≥ 2). The primary outcome was unfavorable neurological outcome defined as a 3-month modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score ≥ 2. The interactive effect was tested to determine the influence of collateral status on the association between BP variation and clinical outcome.
Results: A total of 545 patients were included. The poor collateral subgroup was detected in 198 patients with an average age of 70.2 years. The association between BP variation and primary outcome did not differ under different collateral status (P for interaction > 0.05). However, the association between the mean and coefficient of variation (CV) values of DBP and 3-month mortality was significantly discrepant under different collateral status (P for interaction < 0.05). In the good collateral subgroup, higher mean DBP was associated with a lower risk of 3-month mortality (OR 0.95, 95% CI 0.91– 1, P = 0.033) compared with the poor subgroup (OR 1.04, 95% CI 0.97– 1.1, P = 0.286). In addition, a higher CV of DBP was associated with a higher risk of 3-month mortality (OR 1.24, 95% CI 1.13– 1.36, P < 0.01) compared with poor status (OR 1.08, 95% CI 0.94– 1.23, P =0.275).
Conclusion: For patients who received EVT with good collateral status, increased CV of DBP was significantly associated with higher 3-month mortality, while higher mean DBP within 72 h after EVT was associated with a decrease in 3-month mortality.
Keywords: acute ischemic stroke, blood pressure variability, clinical outcome, collateral status, endovascular treatment