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Table 1. American Heart Association/American Stroke Association recommended selection criteria for mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke ¹⁴.

Functionally independent pre-stroke (mRS score of 0 to 1)

Acute ischemic stroke receiving intravenous r-tPA within
4.5 hours of onset

Stroke caused by occlusion of the internal carotid artery or
proximal (M1) middle cerebral artery on imaging
(CT angiography)

Age ≥18 years old

NIHSS score of ≥6

CT brain without evidence of large infarct (ASPECTS score ≥6)

Treatment is able to be initiated (groin puncture) within 6 hours
of symptom onset

ASPECTS, Alberta Stroke Program Early CT score; CT, computerized tomography; mRS, modified Rankin scale; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health stroke scale; r-tPA, recombinant tissue plasminogen activator.

Table 1. American Heart Association/American Stroke Association recommended selection criteria for mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke 14.

Table 1. American Heart Association/American Stroke Association recommended selection criteria for mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke ¹⁴.