Abstract
Purpose
The Woven EndoBridge (WEB) can be used to treat wide-necked aneurysms without antiplatelet medications, suggesting it may have advantages in the setting of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). The goal was assessment of safety and efficacy of WEB in aSAH given the delayed nature of aneurysmal thrombosis.
Methods
An international retrospective analysis of patients with aSAH treated with WEB was conducted at 7 tertiary centers from 2016 to 2020. Outcomes included rates of rebleeding, retreatment, complications, and complete occlusion. Furthermore, a systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted from 2011 to 2020 assessing the same outcomes. All pooled event rates were calculated using a random effect model.
Results
Consecutive patients with aSAH harbored 25 aneurysms that were treated with 29 WEB devices. The mean age was 53 years, and 65% were female. Zero experienced rebleeding, 2 were retreated, 2 experienced complications, 16 were completely occluded at 3 months, and 21 were completed occluded at 9–12 months. Meta-analysis of 309 WEB treatments for aSAH from 7 case series revealed 2.5% (95% CI 1–5%) had rebleeding, 9% (95% CI 4–17%) were retreated, 17% (95% CI 10–30%) had complications, and 61% (95% CI 51–71%) were completely occluded at 3–6 months.
Conclusion
WEB embolization in the setting of aSAH provides similar protection against rebleeding with comparable retreatment rates to traditional approaches. However, there is a higher rate of incomplete radiographic occlusion and operative complications compared to WEB embolization of unruptured aneurysms. Long-term prospective studies are needed to fully delineate the role of WEB embolization in aSAH.
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Abbreviations
- ACoA:
-
Anterior communicating artery
- aSAH:
-
Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
- BTA:
-
Basilar tip aneurysms
- CI:
-
Confidence intervals
- DAPT:
-
Dual antiplatelet therapy
- FDA:
-
Food and Drug Administration
- ICA:
-
Internal carotid artery
- ICH:
-
Intracranial hemorrhage
- MCA:
-
Middle cerebral artery
- PRISMA:
-
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
- TIA:
-
Transient ischemic attack
- WEB:
-
Woven EndoBridge
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Harker, P., Regenhardt, R.W., Alotaibi, N.M. et al. The Woven EndoBridge device for ruptured intracranial aneurysms: international multicenter experience and updated meta-analysis. Neuroradiology 63, 1891–1899 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-021-02727-6
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