Table 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics.
| Variable | n = 128 |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| Age, median (IQR) | 72 (63-81) |
| Female, no. (%) | 76 (59.4%) |
| Past medical history, no. (%) | |
| Hypertension | 103 (80.5%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 39 (30.5%) |
| Dyslipidemia | 68 (53.1%) |
| Coronary artery disease | 69 (53.9%) |
| Prior stroke | 26 (20.3%) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 56 (43.8%) |
| Tobacco use | 53 (41.4%) |
| Admission NIHSS, median (IQR) | 15 (11-20) |
| Premorbid mRS, median (IQR) | 0 (0-1) |
| Occlusion location, no. (%) | |
| Distal intracranial carotid artery | 4 (3.1%) |
| M1 middle cerebral artery | 95 (74.2%) |
| Proximal M2 middle cerebral artery | 29 (22.7%) |
| Left-sided occlusion, no. (%) | 69 (53.9%) |
| Prolonged venous transit, no. (%) | |
| Neither SSS or torcula | 87 (68.0%) |
| SSS Only or torcula only | 22 (17.2%) |
| Both SSS and torcula | 19 (14.8%) |
| Intervention and Recovery | |
| Thrombectomy alone, no. (%) | 87 (68.0%) |
| IV Thrombolysis + thrombectomy, no. (%) | 41 (32.0%) |
| mTICI, no. (%) | |
| 2B | 35 (27.3%) |
| 2C | 23 (18.0%) |
| 3 | 70 (54.7%) |
| Discharge NIHSS, median (IQR) | 4 (2-10) |
| 90-day mRS, no. (%) | |
| 0 | 20 (15.6%) |
| 1 | 22 (17.2%) |
| 2 | 25 (19.5%) |
| 3 | 13 (10.2%) |
| 4 | 19 (14.8%) |
| 5 | 5 (3.9%) |
| 6 | 24 (18.8%) |
Abbreviations: IQR = interquartile range, NIHSS = National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, mRS = modified Rankin score, SSS = superior sagittal sinus, mTICI = modified treatment in cerebral infarction score.