Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population.
| n = 215 | |
| Demographics and stroke risk factors | |
| Age (years) | 71.3 (±12.9) |
| Men | 113 (52.6) |
| Hypertension | 158 (73.5) |
| Diabetes | 71 (33.0) |
| Dyslipidemia | 54 (25.1) |
| Current smoking | 31 (14.4) |
| Coronary artery occlusive disease | 30 (14.0) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 112 (52.1) |
| Clinical conditions | |
| Initial NIHSS score | 14.0 [9.0; 19.0] |
| Intravenous tPA administration | 68 (31.6) |
| Location of occlusions | |
| Internal carotid artery | 72 (33.5) |
| Middle cerebral artery | 117 (54.4) |
| Vertebral artery | 3 (1.4) |
| Basilar artery | 23 (10.7) |
| Onset-to-puncture time (minutes) | 352.0 [170.0; 719.0] |
| Use of balloon guide catheter | 183 (85.1) |
| Endovascular outcomes | |
| Successful recanalization | 203 (94.4) |
| mTICI grades | |
| 0 | 5 (2.3) |
| 1 | 1 (0.5) |
| 2a | 6 (2.8) |
| 2b | 65 (30.2) |
| 3 | 138 (64.2) |
| Puncture-to-recanalization time (minutes) | 31.0 [20.0; 54.0] |
| First-pass recanalization | |
| Modified first-pass effect | 90 (41.9) |
| First-pass effect | 71 (33.0) |
| Thrombus fragmentation | 79 (36.7) |
| Number of passes of thrombectomy device | 2.2 (±1.5) |
| Favorable outcome | 87 (40.5) |
Values represent the mean and standard deviation (±) or number of patients (in %). Values in brackets represent the first and third quartiles for median values. NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; tPA, tissue-type plasminogen activator; mTICI, modified Thrombolysis In Cerebral Infarction.