Table 1

Summary of patient demographics, vessel caliber measurements, and procedural modifiers

Women n=42Men n=50P value
Age, mean(SD)66.6 (13.2)60.8 (14.7)0.049
>1 Diagnosed Vascular Risk Factor, n(%)38 (90.5)46 (92.0)1.0
Mean ICA Diameter(mm)(SD)2.81 (0.45)3.08 (0.46)0.01
Mean MCA Diameter(mm)(SD)2.18 (0.31)2.47 (0.30)<0.0001
Mean Admission NIHSS(SD)21.0 (4.8)1 19.5 (5.3)2 0.15
IV-tPA, n(%)29 (69.1)31 (62.0)0.48
Ischemic stroke location, n(%)0.82
 Cervical carotid1 (2.4)3 (6.0)
 ICA terminus10 (23.8)13 (26.0)
 M1 segment21 (50.0)22 (44.0)
 M2 segment10 (23.8)12 (24.0)
Mechanical thrombectomy approach, n(%)0.93
 Stentriever only2 (4.8)3 (6.1)1
 Aspiration only8 (19.0)11 (22.5)1
 Both32 (76.2)35 (71.4)1
Time to recanalization(min), median(IQR)286 (99)3 296 (130)1 0.88
Passes to recanalization, n(%)0.60
 1 pass17 (49.0)7 17 (42.5)10
 > 1 pass18 (51.0)7 23 (57.5)10
TICI 2B/3, n(%)37 (88.1)42 (84.0)0.57
Pneumonia, n(%)1 (2.4)4 (8.3)2 0.37
DVT, n(%)4 (9.5)4 (8.3)2 1
  • Superscripts indicate number of missing values.