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Table 4 Comparative analysis of outcomes in CE patients post-MT: good vs. poor

From: The prognostic significance of hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign in cardioembolic stroke patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy

Variables

Total (n = 93)

Good outcome in CE (n = 39)

Poor outcome in CE (n = 54)

P

Age (years), Mean ± SD

71.08 ± 12.60

70.10 ± 10.83

71.78 ± 13.79

0.530

Male sex, n(%)

32 (34.41)

14 (35.90)

18 (33.33)

0.797

Hypertension, n(%)

47 (50.54)

17 (43.59)

30 (55.56)

0.255

Diabetes mellitus, n(%)

20 (21.51)

8 (20.51)

12 (22.22)

0.843

Hyperlipidemia, n(%)

11 (11.83)

4 (10.26)

7 (12.96)

0.941

Previous stroke or TIA, n(%)

10 (10.75)

2 (5.13)

8 (14.81)

0.251

Atrial fbrillation, n(%)

61 (65.59)

24 (61.54)

37 (68.52)

0.484

Coronary heart disease, n(%)

17 (18.28)

4 (10.26)

13 (24.07)

0.089

Smoking, n(%)

15 (16.13)

11 (28.21)

4 (7.41)

0.007

Intravenous thrombolysis, n(%)

38 (40.86)

24 (61.54)

14 (25.93)

< 0.001

ASPECTS, M (Q₁, Q₃)

9.00 (7.00, 10.00)

9.00 (8.00, 10.00)

9.00 (7.00, 10.00)

0.216

Baseline NIHSS score, M (Q₁, Q₃)

15.00 (11.00, 18.00)

12.00 (8.50, 15.50)

16.50 (15.00, 19.00)

< 0.001

PRT, M (Q₁, Q₃)

70.00 (50.00, 110.00)

65.00 (46.50, 85.00)

95.00 (56.00, 130.00)

0.007

OPT, M (Q₁, Q₃)

284.00 (218.00, 363.00)

340.00 (184.50, 377.50)

260.00 (218.50, 330.00)

0.315

DPT, M (Q₁, Q₃)

103.00 (82.00, 135.00)

99.00 (81.00, 118.50)

109.50 (89.50, 137.50)

0.183

first-pass recanalization, n(%)

37 (39.78)

24 (61.54)

13 (24.07)

< 0.001

Number of passes, M (Q₁, Q₃)

2.00 (1.00, 3.00)

1.00 (1.00, 2.00)

3.00 (2.00, 3.00)

< 0.001

Successful recanalization, n(%)

65 (69.89)

35 (89.74)

30 (55.56)

< 0.001

All-HT, n(%)

41 (44.09)

7 (17.95)

34 (62.96)

< 0.001

sHT, n(%)

11 (11.83)

0 (0.00)

11 (20.37)

0.007

HMCAS, n(%)

41 (44.09)

12 (30.77)

29 (53.70)

0.028

  1. Bold p values indicate statistical significance
  2. HMCAS: hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign
  3. Non-HMCAS: None-hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign
  4. TIA, transient ischemic attack; NIHSS, National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; ASPECTS, Alberta stroke program early CT score; OPT, onset-to-groin puncture time; DPT, door-to-recanalization time; PRT, groin puncture-to-recanalization time; HT, hemorrhagic transformation; sHT, symptomatic hemorrhagic transformation