Table 3. Baseline characteristics of treated patients with isolated ICA occlusion and ICA-MCA tandem occlusion.
Characteristics | Isolated ICA occlusion IVT (n = 10) | Isolated ICA occlusion IVT/EVT (n = 12) | P Value | ICA-MCA Occlusion IVT (n = 13) | ICA-MCA Occlusion IVT/EVT (n = 16) | P Value |
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Male sex | 5 (50%) | 8 (67%) | 0.666 | 5 (39%) | 7 (44%) | 1.000 |
Median age (y) | 76 (70–84) | 64 (57–76) | 0.111 | 86 (76–91) | 72 (57–77) | 0.004 |
Median NIHSS Score | 13 (8–18) | 12 (5–17) | 0.792 | 17 (15–19) | 15 (11–17) | 0.17 |
Arterial hypertension | 10 (100%) | 9 (75%) | 0.221 | 11 (85%) | 12 (75%) | 0.663 |
Diabetes mellitus | 2 (20%) | 3 (25%) | 1.0 | 1 (8%) | 1 (6%) | 1.0 |
Atrial fibrillation | 4 (40%) | 3 (25%) | 0.652 | 9 (69%) | 5 (31%) | 0.066 |
Hyperlipidemia | 5 (50%) | 7 (58%) | 1.0 | 8 (61%) | 8 (50%) | 0.711 |
Smoking | 1 (10%) | 4 (33%) | 0.323 | 2 (15%) | 3 (19%) | 1.000 |
Previous stroke | 3 (30%) | 2 (17%) | 0.624 | 3 (23%) | 0 (0%) | 0.078 |
Coronary heart disease | 1 (10%) | 1 (8%) | 1.0 | 4 (31%) | 1 (6%) | 0.144 |
Site of MCA occlusion | ||||||
M1 (main stem) | 0 | 0 | - | 9(69%) | 8(50%) | 0.451 |
M2/M3 | 2 (20%) | 2 (17%) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Carotid T | 0 | 0 | - | 4 (31%) | 8(50%) | 0.451 |
Median onset to IV rTPA (min) | 88 (74–236) | 80 (64–149) | 0.390 | 115 (96–129), | 89 (47–144) | 0.255 |
Median onset to endovascular treatment (min) | Not applicable | 162 (128–264) | - | Not applicable | 177 (125–250) | - |