Vascular Neurology Considerations for Antiamyloid Immunotherapy: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association.
ABSTRACT
Antibodies directed at the amyloid-β peptide offer the prospect of disease-modifying therapy for early-stage Alzheimer disease but also carry the risk of brain edema or bleeding events, collectively designated amyloid-related imaging abnormalities. Introduction of the antiamyloid immunotherapies into practice is therefore likely to present a new set of questions for clinicians treating patients with cerebrovascular disease: Which manifestations of cerebrovascular disease should preclude, or permit, antibody treatment? Is it safe to prescribe amyloid immunotherapies to individuals who require antithrombotic treatment, or to administer thrombolysis to antibody-treated individuals with acute stroke? How should severe amyloid-related imaging abnormalities be managed? This science advisory summarizes the data and key considerations to guide these challenging decisions as the medical community collects further data and experience with these groundbreaking agents.
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