Demographics | |
Age (years), mean (range) | 72.6 (20–94) |
Sex (female/male) | 47/38 |
Time from symptom onset to first diagnostic angiogram (min), median (IQR) | 187 (139–222.5) |
Unknown time of symptom onset (n) | 20 |
Occlusion site | |
ICA terminus | 15 (17.6) |
M1 segment | 62 (72.9) |
M2 segment | 3 (3.5) |
Basilar | 5 (5.9) |
Clinical presentation and outcome | |
Initial NIHSS score, median (IQR) | 18 (12–21.5) |
Discharge NIHSS score, median (IQR) | 4.5 (1.8–12.25). |
mRS score of surviving patients at 90 days, median (IQR) | 2 (1–3) |
0 | 15 (17.6) |
1 | 12 (14.1) |
2 | 15 (17.6) |
3 | 14 (16.5) |
4 | 7 (8.2) |
5 | 5 (5.9) |
6 | 17 (20) |
Angiographic outcome after sole aspiration, TICI (n=78) | |
0 | 5 (6) |
1 | 6 (8) |
2a | 12 (15) |
2b | 7 (9) |
2c | 4 (5) |
3 | 44 (56) |
Angiographic outcome after aspiration+stent retriever, TICI (n=85) | |
0 | 0 (0) |
1 | 1 (1.2) |
2a | 2 (2.4) |
2b | 20 (23.5) |
2c | 9 (10.6) |
3 | 53 (62.4) |
Successful positioning of SOFIA Plus inside the occlusion | 78/85 (91.8) |
Successful recanalization with sole aspiration after successful positioning | 55/78 (70.5) |
Successful recanalization with sole aspiration in all patients | 55/85 (64.7) |
Successful recanalization with aspiration+stents | 82/85 (96.5) |
Results are shown as number (%) of patients unless stated otherwise.
ICA, internal carotid artery; mRS, modified Rankin scale; NIHSS,National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; TICI, Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction.