Table 1 Baseline characteristics of acute ischemic stroke patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy.
variables | All (n = 171) | HT (n = 68) | Non-HT (n = 103) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
age (y, median, IQR) | 66 (19–86) | 69 (33–85) | 63 (19–86) | 0.006* |
Male, n(%) | 117 (68.42) | 44 (64.7) | 73 (70.9) | 0.396 |
Time since stroke onset (h, mean ± sd) | 5.92 ± 5.13 | 6.10 ± 6.16 | 5.81 ± 4.33 | 0.853 |
Past Medical History (n, %) | ||||
Hypertension | 97 (56.72) | 39 (57.35) | 58 (56.31) | 0.893 |
Diabetes mellitus | 36 (21.05) | 16 (23.53) | 20 (19.42) | 0.519 |
Atrial fibrillation | 29 (16.96) | 10 (14.71%) | 19 (18.45%) | 0.174 |
Admission NIHSS (median, IQR) | 16 (6–40) | 18 (6–40) | 15 (6–35) | 0.077* |
Admission GCS (median, IQR) | 11 (3–14) | 10 (3–15) | 11 (3–15) | 0.393 |
Admission Aspect(mean ± sd) | 7.42 ± 2.64 | 7.11 ± 2.64 | 7.63 ± 2.33 | 0.195 |
Occlusion site (n, %) | Â | Â | Â | 0.148 |
ICA | 26 (15.20) | 10 (14.71) | 16 (15.53) | Â |
MCA | 98 (57.31) | 34 (50.00) | 64 (62.14) | Â |
ACA | 2 (1.18) | 0 (0) | 2 (1.94) | Â |
ICA-MCA | 44 (25.73) | 23 (33.82) | 21 (20.39) | Â |
ICA-ACA | 1 (0.58) | 1 (1.47) | 0 (0) | Â |
Balloon assisted (n, %) | 78 (45.61) | 33 (48.53) | 45(43.69) | 0.534 |
Stent implementation (n, %) | 43 (25.15) | 17 (25.00) | 26 (25.24) | 0.971 |
Balloon expansion | 78 (45.61) | 33 (48.53) | 45 (43.69) | 0.534 |
Simple suctioning | 13 (7.60) | 5 (7.35) | 8 (7.62) | 0.948 |
PTR (min, median, IQR) | 42 (3–78) | 42 (13–78) | 40.5 (3–72) | 0.595 |
Attempts for Thrombectomy (median, IQR) | 2 (1–6) | 3 (1–6) | 2 (1–5) | 0.002* |
ETICI | Â | Â | Â | 0.278 |
2b/2c | 31 (18.13) | 15 (22.06) | 16 (15.53) | Â |
3 | 140 (81.87) | 53 (77.94) | 87 (84.47) | Â |