Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients with acute stroke due to tandem occlusions of the carotid artery who received endovascular treatment.
| Characteristic | All patientsn=37 |
|---|---|
| Age, years | 61 (56–67) |
| Sex, male | 27 (73) |
| Hypertension | 22 (60) |
| Current smoker | 12 (32) |
| History of ischemic stroke | 4 (11) |
| History of TIA | 3 (8) |
| Type of aortic arch: | |
| I | 14 (38) |
| II | 18 (49) |
| III | 5 (14) |
| Occlusion type | |
| Atherosclerosis | 22 (60) |
| Dissection | 15 (41) |
| ASITN/SIR (2–4) | 28 (76) |
| ASPECTS (baseline) | 9 (7–10) |
| NIHSS score on admission | 15 (12–20) |
| after 24h | 9 (6–19) |
| Distal embolic events | 8 (22) |
| Received intravenous rt-PA treatment | 12 (32) |
| Number of stent retriever passes | 2 (1–3) |
| Time from symptom onset to recanalization, min | 353±77 |
| Time from symptom onset to puncture, min | 262±78 |
| Time from puncture to final recanalization, min | 86 (65–106) |
| mTICI (2b-3) (i.e., successful recanalization) | 21 (57) |
| mRS≤2 (i.e., favourable outcome) | 21 (57) |
| Mortality | 7 (19) |
| SICH | 3 (8) |
| aSICH | 10 (27) |
| Cerebral herniation | 4 (11) |
Values are shown as mean ± standard deviation, median (interquartile range) or n (%)
Abbreviations: NIHSS, National Institutes of Health stroke scale; TIA, transient ischemic attack; ASPECTS, Alberta stroke program early computed tomography score; ASITN/SIR, American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology/Society of Interventional Radiology collateral flow grading system;13,14 rt-PA, recombinant tissue plasminogen activator; mTICI, modified treatment in cerebral ischemic score;15 mRS, modified Rankin scale; SICH, symptomatic intracerebral haemorrhage; aSICH, asymptomatic ICH