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. 2017 Jan 12;12(1):e0170247. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170247

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
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) -