Table 1

Baseline characteristics and results

N (%)
 Patients60
 Mean age (SD, range)66 (15, 34–91)
 Male sex33/60 (55%)
Comorbidities
 Hypertension46/60 (77%)
 Dyslipidemia35/60 (58%)
 Diabetes13/60 (22%)
 Coronary artery disease12/60 (20%)
 Smoker20/60 (33%)
 Mean presenting NIHSS (SD, range)18 (7, 5–37)
Occlusion site
 Internal carotid artery7/60 (12%)
 Middle cerebral artery14/60 (22%)
 Intracranial vertebral artery13/60 (21%)
 Basilar artery26/60 (41%)
Angiographic result
 Overall TICI 2b/3 recanalization56/60 (93%)
 Anterior circulation TICI 2b/3 recanalization19/21 (90%)
 Posterior circulation TICI 2b/3 recanalization37/39 (95%)
 Pre-Navien (2013), TICI 2b/3 recanalization16/18 (89%)
 Post-Navien (2013), TICI 2b/3 recanalization40/42 (95%)
Clinical result
 Overall mRS 0–2 at 3  months19/56 (34%)
 Anterior circulation mRS 0–2 at 3  months7/19 (37%)
 Posterior circulation mRS 0–2 at 3  months12/37 (32%)
 Pre-Navien (2013), mRS 0–2 at 3  months6/18 (33%)
 Post-Navien (2013), mRS 0–2 at 3  months13/38 (34%)

  • mRS, modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; TICI, Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction.