Table 1

Study population

CharacteristicMean±SD (N), median (IQR) or % (n/N)
Age (years)65.4±13.5 (729); 67.0 (56.8–76.0)
Female sex47.5% (346/729)
NIHSS at baseline17.1±4.8 (725); 17.0 (14.0–20.0)
ASPECTS at baseline7.6±1.8 (722); 8.0 (7.0–9.0)
Collateral grade
  00.9% (5/562)
  113.7% (77/562)
  244.3% (249/562)
  341.1% (231/562)
tPA delivered85.7% (625/729)
Onset to randomization (min)205.7±96.9 (728); 184.5 (140.5–246.3)
Onset to arterial puncture (min)252.6±96.8 (685); 240.0 (185.0–300.0)
eTICI category post-procedure
  08.2% (60/729)
  12.6% (19/729)
  2a (0–49%)13.7% (100/729)
  2b50 (50–66%)14.1% (103/729)
  2b67 (67–89%)29.9% (218/729)
  2c22.8% (166/729)
  38.6% (63/729)
  • ASPECTS, Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score; eTICI, expanded Thrombolysis In Cerebral Infarction; NIHSS, NIH Stroke Scale; tPA, tissue plasminogen activator.