Lower Blood Pressure Is Not Associated With Decreased Arterial Spin Labeling Estimates of Perfusion in Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Ana C Klahr, Jayme C Kosior, Dariush Dowlatshahi, Brian H Buck, Christian Beaulieu, Laura C Gioia, Hayrapet Kalashyan, Alan H Wilman, Thomas Jeerakathil, Derek J Emery, Ashfaq Shuaib, Kenneth S Butcher, Ana C Klahr, Jayme C Kosior, Dariush Dowlatshahi, Brian H Buck, Christian Beaulieu, Laura C Gioia, Hayrapet Kalashyan, Alan H Wilman, Thomas Jeerakathil, Derek J Emery, Ashfaq Shuaib, Kenneth S Butcher
Abstract
Background Subacute ischemic lesions in intracerebral hemorrhage ( ICH ) have been hypothesized to result from hypoperfusion. Although studies of cerebral blood flow ( CBF ) indicate modest hypoperfusion in ICH , these investigations have been limited to early time points. Arterial spin labeling ( ASL ), a magnetic resonance imaging technique, can be used to measure CBF without a contrast agent. We assessed CBF in patients with ICH using ASL and tested the hypothesis that CBF is related to systolic blood pressure ( SBP ). Methods and Results In this cross-sectional study, patients with ICH were assessed with ASL at 48 hours, 7 days, and/or 30 days after onset. Relative CBF ( rCBF ; ratio of ipsilateral/contralateral perfusion) was measured in the perihematomal regions, hemispheres, border zones, and the perilesional area in patients with diffusion-weighted imaging hyperintensities. Twenty-patients (65% men; mean± SD age, 68.5±12.7 years) underwent imaging with ASL at 48 hours (N=12), day 7 (N=6), and day 30 (N=11). Median (interquartile range) hematoma volume was 13.1 (6.3-19.3) mL. Mean± SD baseline SBP was 185.4±25.5 mm Hg. Mean perihematomal rCBF was 0.9±0.2 at 48 hours at all time points. Baseline SBP and other SBP measurements were not associated with a decrease in rCBF in any of the regions of interest ( P≥0.111). r CBF did not differ among time points in any of the regions of interest ( P≥0.097). Mean perilesional rCBF was 1.04±0.65 and was unrelated to baseline SBP ( P=0.105). Conclusions ASL can be used to measure rCBF in patients with acute and subacute ICH . Perihematomal CBF was not associated with SBP changes at any time point. Clinical Trial Registration URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov . Unique identifier: NCT00963976.
Keywords: arterial spin labeling; blood pressure; intracerebral hemorrhage; magnetic resonance imaging.
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