Key result
Emergency endovascular thrombectomy successfully treats ischemic stroke secondary to inferior MI, achieving an mRS of 3.
Why the study?
Acute ischemic stroke secondary to acute inferior myocardial infarction is exceedingly rare, leaving physicians with limited clinical experience and lacking established management guidelines.
Case Report (n=1)
Emergency endovascular thrombectomy can be a successful management strategy for the rare complication of acute ischemic stroke secondary to acute inferior myocardial infarction.
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and acute ischemic stroke (AIS) are among the leading causes of disability and mortality worldwide. Cases of acute ischemic stroke secondary to acute inferior myocardial infarction are exceedingly rare in clinical practice, leaving physicians with limited experience and lacking established guidelines for management. This report presents the case of an elderly female patient who was admitted with acute inferior myocardial infarction. During conservative management, she subsequently developed two episodes of acute ischemic stroke, both of which were treated with emergency endovascular thrombectomy, and she ultimately recovered and was discharged.
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Zhu et al. (2025) conducted a case report in Secondary cardiocerebral infarction after acute inferior myocardial infarction (n=1). Emergency endovascular thrombectomy was evaluated on Clinical recovery (mRS score at 90 days). Two episodes of acute ischemic stroke secondary to acute inferior myocardial infarction were successfully treated with emergency endovascular thrombectomies, resulting in a 90-day mRS score of 3.
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