Baseline characteristics
Variable | |
---|---|
Mean age (years) | 66.3 |
Gender | |
Men (n (%)) | 46 (47) |
Women (n (%)) | 52 (53) |
NIHSS | |
Pretreatment | 17.2/17.0* |
Post-treatment | 7.3/4.0* |
IV tPA | |
Yes (n (%)) | 27 (28) |
No (n (%)) | 70 (72) |
Average time to groin puncture (h) | 8.5 |
Average time to TICI 2b/3 recanalization (min) | 37 |
Site of occlusion (n (%)) | |
Right M1 | 20 (20) |
Right M2 | 11 (11) |
Right ICA | 3 (3) |
Right ICA terminus | 3 (3) |
Left M1 | 23 (23) |
Left M2 | 7 (7) |
Left ICA | 6 (6) |
Left ICA terminus | 11 (11) |
Basilar | 5 (5) |
Right cervical ICA–MCA | 8 (8) |
Left cervical ICA–MCA | 3 (3) |
*Mean/median values.
ICA, internal carotid artery; IV tPA, intravenous tissue plasminogen activator; MCA, middle cerebral artery; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; TICI, Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction.