Abstract TMP93: Limited Value Of Routine Thrombophilia Screening In Childhood Arterial Ischemic Stroke

Stroke, Volume 53, Issue Suppl_1, Page ATMP93-ATMP93, February 1, 2022. Introduction:Congenital and acquired thrombophilias are associated with childhood arterial ischemic stroke (AIS), especially if multiple thrombophilias or other risk factors are present. The 2019 AHA guidelines recommend thrombophilia evaluation for all children with AIS, although the optimal extent of testing is unknown. The objective of this study was to determine the utility of routine thrombophilia screening in management of children following AIS.Methods:Thrombophilia screening sent as part of clinical care was collected from patients with childhood (1 month-18 years) AIS during an 11 year period at a single institution.Results:Factor V Leiden was sent on 56%, Prothrombin gene on 47%, homocysteine on 50%, lipoprotein a on 52%, antithrombin on 44%, protein C on 57%, protein S on 54%, and anticardiolipin antibodies on 51% of children. Five percent of patients were FVL heterogenous, and 1% were PT gene heterogenous. Three percent had mildly elevated homocysteine. Twenty percent had elevated lipoprotein a. Two patients had transiently low antithrombin, 4 had transiently low protein C activity, and one had transiently low protein S activity. One patient with sickle cell disease had persistently low protein S activity. One low protein S was not repeated. Ten patients had elevated ACLAs: 6 were transient, two had mildly elevated IgM that was not repeated, and 2 had known APLA syndrome. Two patients (cardioembolic stroke; moyamoya) had two thrombophilias.Conclusion:Rates of thrombophilias were consistent with expected incidence for the general population and did not predict stroke recurrence. Patients with elevated lipoprotein a and homocysteine were referred for treatment, otherwise results from the remainder of thrombophilia evaluation did not alter patient care in a population already known to be at risk for thrombosis.

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Febbraio 2022

Abstract WP117: Post-procedural Screening With ROTEM For Risk Of Hemorrhage Following Revascularization Therapy For Acute Ischemic Stroke

Stroke, Volume 53, Issue Suppl_1, Page AWP117-AWP117, February 1, 2022. Introduction:Hyperfibrinolysis is associated with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) after the use of tPA for acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Point-of-care Rotational ThromboElastoMetry (ROTEM) testing may rapidly detect hyperfibrinolysis and identify AIS patients at high risk for hemorrhage.Hypothesis:Evidence of fibrinogen depletion on ROTEM will accurately predict bleeding following revascularization therapy for AIS.Methods:We reviewed medical records of AIS patients who underwent revascularization therapy between 2019-2020. All patients underwent ROTEM testing post-procedure to facilitate targeted blood product transfusion should hemorrhage occur. However, transfusion was not performed prophylactically. Repeat imaging with dual-energy CT was performed within 24 hours. A quality control registry of all AIS patients who undergo revascularization is maintained for purposes of Joint Commission certification. All variables, including ROTEM values and occurrence of intra- and extracranial hemorrhage, were entered prospectively. We examined the predictive value of a FIBTEM-A10

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Febbraio 2022