Aspiration Thrombectomy in Patients with Large Vessel Occlusion and Mild Stroke: A Single-Center Experience

21 May 2021: Clinical Research

Jozef Haring ^12ABEF , Miroslav Mako ^13BC , Ján Haršány ^24BC , Georgi Krastev ^1ADF , Matúš Hoferica ^4BCD , Andrej Klepanec ^4ADEF*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.930014

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e930014

Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics of patients.

	All patients, n=27	Anterior circulation, n=19	Posterior circulation, n=8	P value
Age, y, mean±SD	69.8±12.3	70.8±13.1	67.4±10.4	0.52
Male, n (%)	11 (40.7)	7 (36.8)	4 (50)	0.53
Hypertension, n (%)	21 (77.8)	16 (84.2)	5 (62.5)	0.22
CAD, n (%)	5 (18.5)	4 (21.1)	1 (12.5)	0.61
Atrial fibrillation, n (%)	12 (44.4)	8 (42.1)	4 (50)	0.71
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)	7 (25.9)	5 (26.3)	2 (25)	0.94
Dyslipidemia, n (%)	21 (77.8)	15 (78.9)	6 (75)	0.83
History of stroke, n (%)	2 (7.4)	0 (0)	2 (25)	0.03
Malignity, n (%)	1 (3.7)	1 (5.3)	0 (0)	0.51
Smoking, n (%)	4 (14.8)	3 (15.8)	1 (12.5)	0.83
Alcohol abuse, n (%)	2 (7.4)	1 (5.3)	1 (12.5)	0.52
Antithrombotics, n (%)	7 (25.9)	4 (21.1)	4 (50)	0.14
Anticoagulants, n (%)	1 (3.7)	1 (5.3)	0 (0)	0.51
Pre-stroke mRs 0–1, n (%)	25 (92.6)	17 (89.5)	8 (100)	0.35
Pre-stroke mRs >2, n (%)	2 (7.4)	2 (10.5)	0 (0)	0.35
Baseline NIHSS score, median (min–max)	4 (2–5)	4 (2–5)	3.5 (2–5)
Baseline blood sugar, median (min–max)	6.5 (5.6–22.5)	6.5 (5.6–22.5)	6.7 (5.64–14.0)
Baseline systolic blood pressure, mean±SD	150.8±13.5	150.3±14	152±13	0.77
Baseline diastolic blood pressure, mean±SD	81.6±9.8	80.7±10.4	83.6±8.6	0.49
Large atherothrombotic, n (%)	12 (44.4)	9 (47.4)	3 (37.5)	0.64
Cardioembolic, n (%)	12 (44.4)	8 (42.1)	4 (50)	0.71
Lacunar, n (%)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	NA
Other, n (%)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	NA
Unknown, n (%)	3 (11.1)	2 (10.5)	1 (12.5)	0.88
CAD – coronary artery disease; TOAST – Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment; SD – standard deviation; NIHSS – National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; mRs – modified Ranking scale.