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Impact of pretreatment and early treatment with statins on safety and efficacy outcomes in patients after acute ischemic stroke undergoing endovascular thrombectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Ocílio Ribeiro Gonçalves, Gabriel de Almeida Monteiro, Ana B Santos, Anthony Hong, Maria Antonia Oliveira Machado Pereira, Christian Ken Fukunaga, Hilária Saugo Faria, Luis Otávio Nogueira, Filipe Virgilio Ribeiro, Márcio Yuri Ferreira and 2 more

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Ocílio Ribeiro GonçalvesFederal University of Piauí, Teresina, Brazil. ocilio41@gmail.com.
Gabriel de Almeida MonteiroUniversidade Federal Do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Ana B SantosUniversity of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica.
Anthony HongUniversity of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica.
Maria Antonia Oliveira Machado PereiraUniversidade Estadual Do Piau, Teresina, Brazil.
Christian Ken FukunagaFaculdade de Medicina Do ABC, Santo André, Brazil.
Hilária Saugo FariaUniversidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil.
Luis Otávio NogueiraUniversity of the State of Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil. luisota.top@gmail.com.
Filipe Virgilio RibeiroCentro Universitário Barão de Mauá, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
Márcio Yuri FerreiraLenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
João Victor Araújo de OliveiraFederal University of Piauí, Teresina, Brazil.
Kelson James AlmeidaFederal University of Piauí, Teresina, Brazil.

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Abstract

introductionIt remains unclear whether early statin treatment and statin pre-treatment could change prognosis in patients after ischemic stroke undergoing endovascular thrombectomy (EVT).

objectivesThis study aims to assess whether both statins pretreatment and early statins in-hospital treatment impact the outcomes of patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) undergoing EVT.

methodsWe systematically searched PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from inception to June 2024. The early statin use was defined as in-hospital administration of statins post-stroke onset. The statin pre-treatment was defined as the regular use of statins because of any previous indication. The efficacy outcomes were favorable functional outcomes at 90 days, reduced neurological deterioration, and NIHSS improvement greater or equal to 4 points from baseline. We defined a favorable functional outcome as a mRS of 0-2 points. The safety outcomes included symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH), any ICH, and all-cause death. All statistical analyses were performed using R version 4.4.0.

resultsSeven observational studies comprising 2,440 patients were included. The incidence of favorable functional outcomes (mRS 0-2) in 90 days(RR 1.74; 95% CI 1.38-2.20; p < 0.001; I

conclusionThis systematic review and meta-analysis identified that early statin treatment is correlated with significant improvement in efficacy and safety outcomes of endovascular thrombectomy. On the other hand, statins pretreatment had no considerable positive impact on outcomes of endovascular thrombectomy.. Large randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm our findings.

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Endovascular ProceduresHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsIschemic StrokeThrombectomyHumansTreatment OutcomeHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsIschemic strokeMeta-analysisStatinsThrombectomy

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