Table 1 Patient characteristics (N = 132)
Characteristic | Values |
|---|---|
Demographics | |
Age (years) | 77 (19–97) |
Men | 55 (41.7) |
Medical history | |
Prior stroke/TIA | 17 (12.9) |
Atrial fibrillation | 67 (50.8) |
Peripheral artery disease | 11 (8.3) |
Carotid stenosis >50 % | 15 (11.4) |
Arterial hypertension | 93 (70.5) |
Diabetes mellitus | 21 (15.9) |
Chronic heart failure | 18 (13.6) |
Use of antiplatelets | 41 (31.1) |
Use of anticoagulants | 12 (9.1) |
Use of any antithrombotic | 53 (40.2) |
Stroke type by TOAST | |
Cardioembolic | 77 (58.3) |
Unknown | 37 (28.0) |
Large artery atherosclerosis | 15 (11.4) |
Other | 3 (2.3) |
Clinical presentation | |
NIHSS (points) | 16 (0–32) |
Serum glucose (mmol/L) | 6.7 (3.1–12.9) |
HbA1c (mmol/L) | 5.5 (4.3-8.5) |
Fibrinogen (μmol/L) | 10.5 (3.1–24.3) |
C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 0.45 (0.01–21.2) |
Acute treatment | |
Thrombolysis (rt-PA) | 79 (59.9) |
Thrombectomy | 58 (43.9) |
Thrombectomy outcome (TICI) | |
No perfusion (0) | 10/58 (17.2) |
Penetration, no distal filling (1) | 3/58 (5.2) |
Perfusion, <50 % distal filling (2a) | 3/58 (5.2) |
Inadequate (0–2a total) | 16/58 (27.6) |
Perfusion, >50 % distal filling (2b) | 15/58 (25.9) |
Full perfusion (3) | 27/58 (46.5) |
Adequate (2b–3 total) | 42/58 (72.4) |
Imaging particulars | |
Symptoms to image (min) | 116 (17–350) |
Affected vessel | |
Middle cerebral artery proximal | 83 (62.9) |
Middle cerebral artery distal | 30 (26.6) |
Basilar artery | 8 (6.1) |
Vertebral artery | 6 (4.6) |
Posterior cerebral artery | 3 (2.3) |
Anterior cerebral artery | 1 (0.8) |
Other vessel | 1 (0.8) |
Clot area (mm2) | 25.2 (2.5–211) |
Final infarct volume (mm3) | 37.3 (0–518) |
Control image finding | |
Infarction | 88 (66.7) |
Hemorrhagic infarction | 20 (15.2) |
Resolution (infarct volume = 0) | 11 (8.3) |
None | 13 (9.9) |
Clinical outcome | |
In-hospital mortality | 26 (19.7) |
NIHSS at discharge (points) | 6 (0–30) |