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Initial and postprocedural angiography in a 58-year-old woman treated with UK (initial TICI, 0; final TICI, 2c) and in a 71-year-old treated with RP (initial TICI, 0; final TICI, 2c).
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Recanalization, intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), mortality, and outcome in treatment groups.
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Reteplase (n = 33) Urokinase (n = 22) Mean age, y (median, range) 63 ± 13 (64, 36–88) 60 ± 15 (62, 25–83) Median NIHSS (range) 16 (5–25, 81% ≥10) 17 (6–38, 85% ≥10) Occlusion territory ICA 7 (21%) 4 (18%) Location 4 distal (3 “T” occlusions), 3 proximal 3 distal (3 “T” occlusions), 1 proximal Etiology 3 thrombotic, 3 embolic, 1 unknown 2 embolic, 2 unknown MCA 17 (52%) 9 (41%) Location 10 M-1, 7 M-2 6 M-1, 3 M-2 Etiology 5 thrombotic, 11 embolic, 1 unknown 4 thrombotic, 5 embolic BA 9 (27%) 9 (41%) Location 6 proximal, 2 middle, 1 distal 6 proximal, 1 middle, 2 distal Etiology 4 thrombotic, 4 embolic, 1 unknown 1 thrombotic, 8 embolic Mean, median, and range of time from stroke onset to IA treatment (minutes) 333 + 230 (285, 148–1195) 343 + 169 (305, 133–720) Mean total IA thrombolytic dose 2.5 ± 1.36 mg (2, 1–6) 690,000 ± 562,000 U (575,000, 50,000–1,500,000) Mechanical thrombolysis Simple wire 6 (1 BA, 4 MCA, 1 ICA) 3 (1 MCA, 2 ICA) PTA 11 (2 BA, 8 MCA, 1 ICA) 0 PTA + stent 2 (1 MCA, 1 ICA) 2 (1 BA, 1 ICA) Note:—NIHSS indicates National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; IA, intra-arterial; PTA, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty; BA, basilar artery; MCA, middle cerebral artery; ICA, internal carotid artery.
Reteplase (n = 33) Urokinase (n = 22) Immediate recanalization (TICI ≥ 2)* 82 64 Final TICI 0 15 27 1 3 9 2a 21 14 2b 43 23 2c 15 27 3 3 0 Immediate recanalization by artery ICA 71 25 MCA 76 67 BA 100 78 Note:—TICI indicates thrombolysis in cerebral ischemia scale; ICA, internal carotid artery; MCA, middle cerebral artery; BA, basilar artery.
* P = .129.
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