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B.3 Sex differences in thrombolysis and thrombectomy workflow: the INTERRSeCT study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2023

AD Rebchuk
Affiliation:
(Vancouver)*
MD Hill
Affiliation:
(Calgary)
M Goyal
Affiliation:
(Calgary)
A Demchuk
Affiliation:
(Calgary)
SB Coutts
Affiliation:
(Calgary)
N Asdaghi
Affiliation:
(Miami)
D Dowlatshahi
Affiliation:
(Ottawa)
JK Holodinsky
Affiliation:
(Calgary)
E Fainardi
Affiliation:
(Florence)
J Shankar
Affiliation:
(Winnipeg)
M Najm
Affiliation:
(Calgary)
M Rubiera
Affiliation:
(Barcelona)
AV Khaw
Affiliation:
(London)
W Qiu
Affiliation:
(Calgary)
BK Menon
Affiliation:
(Calgary)
TS Field
Affiliation:
(Vancouver)
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Abstract

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Background: Women are reported to have worse outcomes than men following ischemic stroke despite similar treatment effects for thrombolysis and endovascular treatment. Methods: We performed a post-hoc analysis of patients with acute ischemic stroke and intracranial occlusion enrolled in INTERRSeCT, an international prospective cohort study. We compared workflow times, reperfusion therapy choices, and 90-day modified Rankin scale (mRS) scores. Results: We included 575 patients, mean age 70.2 years (SD: 13.1) and 48.5% female. There were no significant sex differences in onset-to-CT (males: 115 minutes [IQR: 72-171], females: 114 minutes [IQR: 75-196] ) or CT-to-thrombolysis time (males: 24 minutes [IQR: 17-32], females: 23 minutes [IQR: 18-36]). However, female participants had a 12-minute faster CT-to-groin-puncture time, p=0.001. Reperfusion therapies did not significantly differ by sex. Reperfusion therapies included thrombolysis alone (males: 46%, females: 49%), EVT alone (males: 34%, females: 34%), thrombolysis plus EVT (males: 8%, females 9%) and conservative management (males: 12%, females: 8%). Median 90-day mRS was 2 (IQR: 1-4) in both males and females, p=0.1. Conclusions: In the INTERRSeCT cohort, rates of reperfusion therapy, workflow times and 90-day outcomes were similar between sexes, suggesting that women are not subject to any poorer performance in key quality indicators for reperfusion treatment for acute stroke.

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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation