Table 1

Patient characteristics and outcomes among acute ischemic stroke patients undergoing intra-arterial therapy (n=73)

Characteristic
General
 Age (years) (mean (SD))67.2 (15.7)
 Female (n (%))41 (56.2)
 NIHSS (median (IQR))15.5 (13–19)
 IV tPA (n (%))44 (60.3)
Medical history (n (%))
 HTN50 (68.5)
 DM11 (22.9)
 CAD17 (23.3)
 HLD35 (48.0)
 Atrial fibrillation18 (24.7)
 Warfarin use6 (8.3)
 Aspirin use28 (38.9)
 Statin use27 (37.0)
 Antihypertensive agent use49 (67.1)
 Hyperglycemic agent use13 (17.8)
 Tobacco21 (29.2)
Laboratory profile
 INR (mean (SD))1.14±0.23
 Glucose (mean (SD))138±45.2
Imaging characteristics
 Good collaterals (n (%))31 (40)
 LAv (mL) (median (IQR))7.24 (2.2–8.8)
 DWIv (mL) (median (IQR))15.39 (9.22–20.33)
Outcomes (n (%))
 Recanalized32 (43.8)
 Mortality19 (27.5)
 mRS score≤224 (35.8)
 sICH7 (9.6)
  • CAD, coronary artery disease; DM, diabetes mellitus; DWIv, diffusion restricted imaging volume; HLD, hyperlipidemia; HTN, hypertension; INR, international normalized ratio; LAv, leukoaraiosis volume; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; sICH, symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage; tPA, tissue plasminogen activator.