Patient characteristics and procedural outcome
| Case | Sex | Age (yr) | Side | Occluded Artery | Tandem Stenosis | Other Extra- or Intracranial Atherosclerosisa | IV rt-PA | Add-On Methods | UK × 103 | Tirofiban | AOL Score | Onset to Puncture (hr) | Recan. Time (min) | FU Artery Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First FU (period) | Last FU (period) | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | F | 89 | R | Branch | Yes | Yes | Yes | IAT | 140 | IA | II | 3.6 | 103 | Moderate (1 day) | Moderate (4 mo) |
| 2 | M | 49 | L | Branch | No | Yes | Yes | IAT | 0 | IA + IV | III | 50 | 11 | Severe (1 day) | Severe (12 mo) |
| 3 | F | 85 | L | Trunk | No | Yes | No | IAT | 80 | IA | III | 17.5 | 38 | Severe (1 day) | Severe (5 days) |
| 4 | M | 59 | L | Trunk | Yes | Yes | Yes | None | 0 | None | 0 | 15.2 | NA | Occlusion (6 days) | Moderate (5 mo) |
| 5 | M | 53 | R | Trunk | No | No | No | None | 0 | None | III | 12 | 25 | Mild (2 days) | Mild (3 mo) |
| 6 | F | 73 | R | Trunk | No | Yes | No | IAT | 80 | None | II | 14 | 45 | Moderate (1 day) | Severe (7 mo) |
| 7 | M | 49 | R | Trunk | No | No | No | IAT | 80 | None | I | 6.2 | NA | Occlusion (5 days) | NA |
| 8 | M | 73 | R | Trunk | No | Yes | No | None | 0 | None | III | 9.1 | 27 | NA | NA |
| 9 | M | 56 | R | Trunk | No | Yes | No | IAT, balloon | 60 | IV | III | 14.8 | 87 | Severe (1 day) | Mild (4 days) |
| 10 | F | 76 | L | Trunk | No | No | No | None | 0 | None | II | 21.7 | 42 | Severe (4 days) | NA |
| 11 | M | 70 | R | Trunk | No | Yes | No | None | 0 | None | III | 11 | 31 | Severe (4 days) | NA |
Note:— R indicates right; L, left; IAT, intra-arterial chemical thrombolysis; balloon, balloon angioplasty; IA, intra-arterial; UK, urokinase; AOL, arterial occlusive lesion; Recan. Time, time from puncture to recanalization; NA, not applicable; FU, follow-up.
↵a The presence of multifocal atherosclerosis at extra- or intracranial arteries.