Abstract
Background and purpose
We aimed to determine whether heart rate variability (HRV) was correlated to long-term outcome in patients who received mechanical thrombectomy (MT) under general anesthesia for emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO).
Methods
Data from 106 patients receiving MT under general anesthesia to treat ELVO between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2019 were collected in a multicenter chart review. Univariate analysis, Chi-square test, and bivariate logistic regression were performed to assess the correlations between preoperative risk factors such as HRV and long-term outcome (as indicated by the modified Rankin score [mRS] at 90 days after MT).
Results
Bivariate logistic regression revealed that decreased LF/HF (low frequency/high frequency in HRV) ratio was correlated with unfavorable functional outcome as indicated by mRS ≥ 2 (odds ratio [OR], 0.650; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.157–0.839; p = 0.018), and functionally dependent outcome as indicated by mRS ≥ 3 (OR, 0.704; 95% CI, 0.360–0.914; p = 0.021). It was also found that ELVO in the right anterior circulation was correlated with lower LF/HF ratio, as compared with ELVO in the contralateral side (p < 0.05).
Conclusion
Our retrospective study demonstrated that worse outcome in patients with ELVO who received MT under general anesthesia induced autonomic changes and that decreased LF/HF ratio.
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Dr. Rui Li, Dr. Wen-Bo Sun, Dr. Yong-Chang Liu, and Dr. Wen-Gao Zhang in Cangzhou Central Hospital participated in editing the manuscript.
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This work was supported by Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81701296), Programs of Science and Technology Commission Foundation of Hebei Province (No. 172777117).
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Zhang, DX., Zhang, BX., Wang, XD. et al. Decreased LF/HF ratio is associated with worse outcomes in patients who received mechanical thrombectomy under general anesthesia for emergent large vessel occlusion: a retrospective study. Neurol Sci 42, 1453–1462 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-020-04682-1
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