Characteristics in patients with END versus without ENDa
| All Patients | END Absent | END Present | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 231) | (n = 205) | (n = 26) | P Value | |
| Characteristics | ||||
| Age (yr) | 70 (58–78) | 69 (57–78) | 73.5 (65–80) | .095 |
| Sex, female | 119 (51.5) | 104 (50.7) | 15 (57.7) | .538 |
| LKW to presentation 0–6 hr | 141 (61) | 128 (62.4) | 13 (50) | .286 |
| Initial NIHSS score | 11 (5–18) | 12 (6–19) | 6 (3–12) | .005 |
| NIHSS score at 24 hr post-MT | 8 (2–14) | 6 (2–13) | 18 (12–24) | <.001 |
| Use of rtPA | 76 (32.9) | 72 (35.1) | 4 (15.4) | .048 |
| ASPECTS | 9 (8–10) | 9 (8–10) | 9 (8–10) | .663 |
| Occlusion location | .835 | |||
| LVO | 125 (54.1) | 110 (53.7) | 15 (57.7) | |
| DMVO | 106 (45.9) | 95 (46.3) | 11 (42.3) | |
| LA grade 3–4 | 50 (21.6) | 43 (21) | 7 (26.9) | .613 |
| CTA collateral score 0–1 | 86 (37.2) | 172 (35.1) | 14 (53.8) | .084 |
| rCBF <38% (mL) | 17 (6–40) | 17 (6–45) | 19 (6.5–32) | .836 |
| Core volume (rCBF <30% mL) | 8 (0–23.5) | 8 (0–26) | 6.5 (0–16) | .451 |
| Tmax > 6 sec (mL) | 87 (50–137.5) | 89 (52–139) | 66.5 (43–116) | .278 |
| Tmax > 10 sec (mL) | 25 (9–53) | 28 (11–57) | 18.5 (8–27) | .141 |
| Mismatch volume (mL) | 64 (40–112.5) | 66 (40–113) | 60.5 (35–103) | .479 |
| HIR ≥ 0.54 | 48 (20.8) | 42 (20.5) | 6 (23.1) | .798 |
| Pre-MT SBP (mm Hg) | 151.5 (137–170) | 151 (135–167) | 167.5 (146–189) | .010 |
| TICI score | <.001 | |||
| TICI 0–2a | 24 (10.4) | 14 (6.8) | 10 (38.5) | |
| TICI 2b–3 | 207 (89.6) | 191 (93.2) | 16 (61.5) | |
| No. of passes | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | 2 (2–4) | <.001 |
| Stroke etiology | .379 | |||
| LAA | 28 (12.1) | 23 (11.2) | 5 (19.2) | |
| Cardioembolic | 96 (41.6) | 88 (42.9) | 8 (30.8) | |
| Cryptogenic | 103 (44.6) | 90 (43.9) | 13 (50) | |
| Other determined | 4 (1.7) | 4 (2) | 0 (0) |
Note:—LAA indicates large artery atherosclerosis.
↵a Data are No. (%) or median (25th–75th quartile).