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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

Neurological Sciences volume 42, pages 1453–1462 (2021)Cite this article

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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Acknowledgments

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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  1. Department of Gerontology, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, China

    Dong-Xue Zhang

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, China

    Bao-Xu Zhang

  3. Department of Anesthesiology, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, China

    Xiao-Dong Wang, Yan-Chao Peng & Li-Min Zhang

  4. Department of Anesthesiology, Cangzhou People Hospital, Cangzhou, China

    Ming-Li Wang

  5. Department of Anesthesiology, Cangzhou Second People Hospital, Cangzhou, China

    Yue Fu

  6. Department of Anesthesiology, General Hospital of Huabei Petroleum Administration Bureau, Renqiu, China

    Xing-Liao Luo

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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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Keywords

  • Stroke
  • Mechanical thrombectomy
  • Modified rankin scores
  • Heart rate variability