Table 1

Baseline patient and aneurysm characteristics

CharacteristicFrequency
Demographics, n=101
 Age, median (IQR)59 (52–69)
 Female, n (%)81 (80.1)
 Baseline mRS (median, IQR)0 (0–0)
Medical history, n (%),
 Hypertension44 (43.5)
 Hyperlipidemia21 (20.8)
 Diabetes mellitus6 (6.0)
 Smoking history43 (43.5)
Aneurysms treated115
 Previously coiled18 (15.6)
Aneurysm characteristics, median (range)
 Aneurysm size (mm)5.0 (2–30)
 Neck width (mm)3.0 (1.7–8)
Aneurysm size (n, %)
 Small (<10 mm)96 (83.4%)
 Large (10–25 mm)18 (15.6%)
 Giant (>25 mm)1 (0.8%)
Aneurysm location, n (%)
 Anterior circulation104 (90.4)
 Posterior circulation11 (9.6)
Aneurysm specific location, n (%)
 ICA – cervical segment4 (3.5)
 ICA – cavernous segment7 (6.1)
 ICA – paraophthalmic26 (22.6)
 ICA – posterior communicating10 (8.7)
 ICA – anterior choroidal2 (1.7)
 ICA – supraclinoid9 (7.8)
 ICA – terminus1 (1.0)
 Middle cerebral artery – M16 (5.2)
 Middle cerebral artery – bifurcation19 (16.5)
 Anterior cerebral artery – A2/A3 segment4 (3.4)
 Anterior communicating artery (A1 and A2)16 (14.0)
 BA and P1 PCA segment9 (7.8)
 Vertebral artery at PICA origin2 (1.7)
Vascular access, n (%)
 Right transfemoral*52 (51.4)
 Right distal radial30 (29.7)
 Right transradial14 (13.8)
 Right transulnar4 (4.0)
 Left transradial1 (1.0)
 Conversion radial to femoral6 (6.0)
Access system, n (%)
 Biaxial access system90 (89.1)
 Triaxial access system11 (10.9)
Pipeline Vantage Flow Diverter used, n124
Successful device deployment (without angioplasty), n (%)97 (96)
Successful device deployment (with angioplasty), n (%)4 (4)
Median procedure time, range (min)102 (27–216)
Number of Pipeline devices per patient1.2
Adjunctive devices used, n (%)
 Coil embolization22 (19.1)
 Robotic assisted coiling15 (13.0)
 In-stent balloon angioplasty4 (4.0)
  • *Inclusive of 6 transradial approach conversion to transfemoral approach.

  • BA, basilar artery; ICA, internal carotid artery; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; PCA, posterior cerebral artery; PICA, posterior inferior cerebellar artery.