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Table 2 Patterns of Large Vessel Occlusions comparing patients with DOAC and VKA pretreatment

From: MRI characteristics in acute ischemic stroke patients with preceding direct oral anticoagulant therapy as compared to vitamin K antagonists

 

DOAC pretreatment (N = 75)

VKA pretreatment (N = 61)

P

Confirmed therapeutic DOAC (N = 35)

Confirmed therapeutic VKA (N = 45)

P

Any large vessel occlusion

22/75 (29.3%)

23/61 (37.7%)

0.361

9/35 (25.7%)

14/45 (31.1%)

0.628

- Proximal ICA

1 (4.5%)

1 (4.3%)

 

0

0

 

- Carotid-T

2 (9.1%)

2 (8.7%)

 

1 (11.1%)

1 (7.1%)

 

- Proximal M1

7 (31.8%)

4 (17.4%)

 

3 (33.3%)

1 (7.1%)

 

- Distal M1

3 (13.6%)

1 (4.3%)

 

1 (11.1%)

1 (7.1%)

 

- M2

6 (27.3%)

6 (26.1%)

 

3 (33.3%)

4 (28.6%)

 

- M3

0

1 (4.3%)

 

0

1 (7.1%)

 

- A1

0

0

 

0

0

 

- A2

1 (4.5%)

0

 

0

0

 

- V4

0

1 (4.3%)

 

0

1 (7.1%)

 

- BA

0

0

 

0

0

 

- P1

0

1 (4.3%)

 

0

1 (7.1%)

 

- P2/3

1 (4.5%)

4 (17.4%)

 

0

4 (28.6%)

 

- Multiple

1 (4.5%)

1 (4.3%)

 

1 (11.1%)

0

 

- SCA

0

1 (4.3%)

 

0

0

 

Potential target large vessel occlusion for EVT

20/75 (26.7%)

17/61 (27.9%)

1.000

9/35 (25.7%)

9/45 (20.0%)

0.596

  1. DOAC Direct oral anticoagulant, VKA Vitamin K antagonist, ICA Internal carotid artery, M1 M1-segment of medial cerebral artery, M2 M2-segment of medial cerebral artery, M3 M3-segment of medial cerebral artery, A1 A1-segment of anterior cerebral artery, A2 A2-segment of anterior cerebral artery, V4 V4-segment of vertebral artery, BA Basilar artery, P1 P1-segment of posterior cerebral artery, P2/3 P2 or P3-segment of posterior cerebral artery, SCA Superior cerebellar artery, EVT Endovascular stroke treatment