Age as inclusion criterion in past mechanical thrombectomy landmark studies1
| Clinical trials | Sample size | Age as inclusion criterion | Age of enrolled patients |
| MR CLEAN SWIFT PRIME | 500 196 | ≥18 18–80 | Mean 65 (range 23–96) Mean 65 (SD 12.5) |
| EXTEND-IA | 70 | ≥18 | Mean 68.6 (SD 12.3; range 18–81) |
| ESCAPE | 315 | ≥18 | Median 71 (IQR 60–81) |
| REVASCAT | 206 | 18–85 | Mean 65.7 (SD 11.3) |
| THRACE | 414 | 18–80 | Median 68 (IQR 54–75) |
| ASTER | 381 | ≥18 | Mean 69.9 (SD 14.3) |