Carotid Plaque Inflammation Imaged by PET and Prediction of Recurrent Stroke at 5 Years


Por: McCabe, JJ, Camps-Renom, P, Giannotti, N, McNulty, JP, Coveney, S, Murphy, S, Barry, M, Harbison, J, Cronin, S, Williams, D, Horgan, G, Dolan, E, Cassidy, T, McDonnell, C, Kavanagh, E, Foley, S, Collins, S, O'Connell, M, Fernandez-Leon, A, Delgado-Mederos, R, Marnane, M, Marti-Fabregas, J, Kelly, PJ

Publicada: 7 dic 2021
Resumen:
Background and Objectives To determine whether carotid plaque inflammation identified by F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)FDG)-PET is associated with late (5-year) recurrent stroke. Methods We did an individual-participant data pooled analysis of 3 prospective studies with near-identical study methods. Eligible patients had recent nonsevere (modified Rankin Scale score <= 3) ischemic stroke/TIA and ipsilateral carotid stenosis (50%-99%). Participants underwent carotid (18)FDG-PET/CT angiography <= 14 days after recruitment. (18)FDG uptake was expressed as maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) in the axial single hottest slice of symptomatic plaque. We calculated the previously validated Symptomatic Carotid Atheroma Inflammation Lumen-Stenosis (SCAIL) score, which incorporates a measure of stenosis severity and (18)FDG uptake. The primary outcome was 5-year recurrent ipsilateral ischemic stroke after PET imaging. Results Of 183 eligible patients, 181 patients completed follow-up (98.9%). The median duration of follow-up was 4.9 years (interquartile range 3.3-6.4 years, cumulative follow-up period 901.8 patient-years). After PET imaging, 17 patients had a recurrent ipsilateral ischemic strokes at 5 years (recurrence rate 9.4%, 95% confidence interval [CI] 5.6%-14.6%). Baseline plaque SUVmax independently predicted 5-year ipsilateral recurrent stroke after adjustment for age, sex, carotid revascularization, stenosis severity, NIH Stroke Scale score, and diabetes mellitus (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 1.98, 95% CI 1.10-3.56, p = 0.02 per 1-g/mL increase in SUVmax). On multivariable Cox regression, SCAIL score predicted 5-year ipsilateral stroke (adjusted HR 2.73 per 1-point increase, 95% CI 1.52-4.90, p = 0.001). Discussion Plaque inflammation-related (18)FDG uptake improved identification of 5-year recurrent ipsilateral ischemic stroke. Addition of plaque inflammation to current selection strategies may target patients most likely to have late and early benefit from carotid revascularization. Classification of Evidence This study provides Class I evidence that in individuals with recent ischemic stroke/TIA and ipsilateral carotid stenosis, carotid plaque inflammation-related (18)FDG uptake on PET/CT angiography was associated with 5-year recurrent ipsilateral stroke.

Filiaciones:
McCabe, JJ:
 Stroke Clin Trials Network Ireland SCTNI, Hlth Res Board HRB, Dublin, Ireland

 Univ Coll Dublin UCD, Sch Med, Dublin, Ireland

Camps-Renom, P:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Dept Neurol, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Biomed Res Inst St Pau IIB St Pau, Barcelona, Spain

Giannotti, N:
 Univ Coll Dublin UCD, Sch Med, Dublin, Ireland

McNulty, JP:
 Univ Coll Dublin UCD, Sch Med, Dublin, Ireland

Coveney, S:
 Stroke Clin Trials Network Ireland SCTNI, Hlth Res Board HRB, Dublin, Ireland

Murphy, S:
 Stroke Clin Trials Network Ireland SCTNI, Hlth Res Board HRB, Dublin, Ireland

 Univ Coll Dublin UCD, Sch Med, Dublin, Ireland

Barry, M:
 St Vincents Univ Hosp, Dept Vasc Surg, Dublin, Ireland

Harbison, J:
 Stroke Clin Trials Network Ireland SCTNI, Hlth Res Board HRB, Dublin, Ireland

 St James Hosp, Dept Geriatr Med, Stroke Serv, Dublin, Ireland

Cronin, S:
 Stroke Clin Trials Network Ireland SCTNI, Hlth Res Board HRB, Dublin, Ireland

 Cork Univ Hosp, Dept Neurol, Cork, Ireland

 Univ Coll Cork, Coll Med & Hlth, Dept Clin Neurosci, Cork, Ireland

Williams, D:
 Stroke Clin Trials Network Ireland SCTNI, Hlth Res Board HRB, Dublin, Ireland

 Univ Med & Hlth Sci, Royal Coll Surg Ireland, Dept Geriatr & Stroke Med, Dublin, Ireland

Horgan, G:
 Stroke Clin Trials Network Ireland SCTNI, Hlth Res Board HRB, Dublin, Ireland

Dolan, E:
 Stroke Clin Trials Network Ireland SCTNI, Hlth Res Board HRB, Dublin, Ireland

 James Connolly Mem Hosp, Dept Geriatr Med, Dublin, Ireland

Cassidy, T:
 Stroke Clin Trials Network Ireland SCTNI, Hlth Res Board HRB, Dublin, Ireland

 St Vincents Univ Hosp, Dept Geriatr Med, Dublin, Ireland

McDonnell, C:
 Mater Misericordiae Univ Hosp, Dept Vasc Surg, Dublin, Ireland

Kavanagh, E:
 Mater Misericordiae Univ Hosp, Dept Radiol, Dublin, Ireland

Foley, S:
 Univ Coll Dublin UCD, Sch Med, Dublin, Ireland

Collins, S:
 Stroke Clin Trials Network Ireland SCTNI, Hlth Res Board HRB, Dublin, Ireland

O'Connell, M:
 Mater Misericordiae Univ Hosp, Dept Radiol, Dublin, Ireland

Fernandez-Leon, A:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Dept Nucl Med, Barcelona, Spain

Delgado-Mederos, R:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Dept Neurol, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Biomed Res Inst St Pau IIB St Pau, Barcelona, Spain

Marnane, M:
 Stroke Clin Trials Network Ireland SCTNI, Hlth Res Board HRB, Dublin, Ireland

 Univ Coll Dublin UCD, Sch Med, Dublin, Ireland

Marti-Fabregas, J:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Dept Neurol, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Biomed Res Inst St Pau IIB St Pau, Barcelona, Spain

Kelly, PJ:
 Stroke Clin Trials Network Ireland SCTNI, Hlth Res Board HRB, Dublin, Ireland

 Univ Coll Dublin UCD, Sch Med, Dublin, Ireland
ISSN: 00283878





NEUROLOGY
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Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 97 Número: 23
Páginas: 2282-2291
WOS Id: 000723821700018
ID de PubMed: 34610991

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