Table 1.
Baseline and Outcome Characteristics of Patients With and Without Signs of Thrombus Migration
| TM (n=97) | No TM (n=228) | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 70.5±16.8 | 72.5±13.3 | 0.288 |
| Sex, female | 53.6% (52) | 53.7% (122) | 1.000 |
| Baseline NIHSS | 15 (11‐18) | 14 (11‐17) | 0.569 |
| Risk factors | |||
| Hypertension | 77.1% (74) | 74.8% (169) | 0.777 |
| Diabetes | 21.9% (21) | 15.9% (36) | 0.205 |
| AF | 54.2% (52) | 52.7% (119) | 0.809 |
| Prior stroke/TIA | 18.8% (18) | 18.1% (41) | 0.876 |
| Hemisphere, left | 45.4% (44) | 50.0% (114) | 0.469 |
| Wake‐up stroke | 6.2% (6) | 6.1% (14) | 1.000 |
| Drip and ship patients | 42.3% (41) | 43.0% (98) | 1.000 |
| Time to first DSA run, min | 212 (175‐268) | 206 (158‐258) | 0.258 |
| IV rtPA bridging | 63.9% (62) | 64.9% (148) | 0.899 |
| Time to IV rtPA, min | 100 (80‐135) | 110 (73‐135) | 0.981 |
| Successful recanalization | 75.3% (73) | 82.5% (188) | 0.170 |
| TICI‐3 recanalization | 20.6% (20) | 42.5% (97) | <0.001* |
| First‐pass recanalization | 22.7% (22) | 28.1% (64) | 0.339 |
| Time to recanalization, min | 276 (241‐330) | 264 (204‐320) | 0.085 |
| NIHSS at discharge | 9 (3‐13) | 7 (2‐12) | 0.069 |
| “Substantial neurologic improvement” | 34.7% (33) | 47.3% (105) | 0.048 † |
AF indicates atrial fibrillation; DSA, digital subtraction angiography; IV, intravenous; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; rtPA, recombinant tissue plasminogen activator; TIA, transient ischemic attack; TICI, Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction grade; TM, thrombus migration.
*P<0.001; † P<0.05.