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Table 2 Comparison of patients with successful and unsuccessful intracranial recanalization

From: Acute ischemic stroke with cervical internal carotid artery steno-occlusive lesion: multicenter analysis of endovascular approaches

Variable

Total

n = 51

TICI 0-2 A

n = 9

TICI 2B-3

n = 42

p

Sex

   

1

  Male

32

6 (66.6 %)

26 (61.9 %)

 

  Female

19

3 (33.3 %)

16 (38.1 %)

 

Age (years)

68.3

(61.4–76)

72

(63–69.5)

67.9

(58.4–77.2)

0.692

Diabetes

   

0.436

  Yes

16

4 (44.4 %)

12 (28.6 %)

 

  No

35

5 (55.5 %)

30 (71.4 %)

 

Hyperlipidemia

   

1

  Yes

24

4 (44.4 %)

20 (47.6 %)

 

  No

27

5 (55.5 %)

22 (52.4 %)

 

Hypertension

   

0.709

  Yes

36

7 (77.7 %)

29 (69.0 %)

 

  No

15

2 (22.2 %)

13 (31.0 %)

 

Atrial fibrilation

   

0.095

  Yes

7

3 (33.3 %)

4 (9.5 %)

 

  No

44

6 (66.6 %)

38 (90.5 %)

 

ASPECTS

   

0.718

  9–10

27

4 (44.4 %)

23 (54.8 %)

 

  8 or less

24

5 (55.5 %)

19 (45.2 %)

 

Occlusion type

   

0.417

  Atherosclerotic

38

8 (88.8 %)

30 (71.4 %)

 

  Dissection

13

1 (11.1 %)

12 (28.6 %)

 

Occlusion location

   

1

  Tandem

42

8 (88.8 %)

34 (81.0 %)

 

  Extracranial

9

1 (11.1 %)

8 (19.0 %)

 

Preprocedural therapy

   

0.720

  Yes

21

3 (33.3 %)

18 (42.9 %)

 

  No

30

6 (66.6 %)

24 (57.1 %)

 

Intraprocedural therapy

   

0.134

  Yes

18

1 (11.1 %)

17 (40.5 %)

 

  No

33

8 (88.8 %)

25 (59.5 %)

 

Postprocedural therapy

   

0.001

  ASA

15

3 (33.3 %)

12 (28.6 %)

 

  ASA + Clopidogrel

33

3 (33.3 %)

30 (71.4 %)

 

  Heparin/none

3

3 (33.3 %)

0 (0 %)

 

Hemorrhagic transformation

   

0.009

  Yes

10

5 (55.5 %)

5 (11.9 %)

 

  No

41

4 (44.4 %)

37 (88.1 %)

 

  Procedure time (minutes)

69

(46–90)

70

(55–90)

68.5

(45.5–90)

0.683

Extracranial technique

   

0.081

  PTA

18

4 (44.4 %)

14 (33.3 %)

 

  Stent

6

1 (11.1 %)

5 (11.9 %)

 

  PTA + Stent

15

0 (0 %)

15 (35.7 %)

 

  None/other

12

4 (44.4 %)

8 (19.0 %)

 

Intracranial technique

   

0.791

  ADAPT

28

5 (55.5 %)

23 (54.8 %)

 

  Solumbra

11

0 (0 %)

2 (4.8 %)

 

  Retriever

2

3 (33.3 %)

8 (19.0 %)

 

  None

10

1 (11.1 %)

9 (21.4 %)

 

Stent

   

0.064

  Yes

21

1 (11.1 %)

20 (47.6 %)

 

  No

30

8 (88.8 %)

22 (52.4 %)

 
  1. Categorical variables are expressed as absolute and relative (%), continuous variables as median and interquartile range (IQR).
  2. TICI thrombolysis in cerebral infarction; ASPECTS Alberta stroke program early CT score; ASA acetylsalicylic acid; PTA percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.