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- FIGURE.
A, Occlusive internal carotid stenosis at the bifurcation; severe external carotid artery stenosis. B, Angioplasty with a 4-mm balloon. C, After successful intracranial thrombectomy, note severe residual stenosis, D, An 8 × 6 × 30 mm stent was placed. Note occlusion of the external carotid artery (the stent was occluded on sonography the next morning).
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Summary of population and results
Summary Age (median) (IQR) (yr) 64 (57–76) Male (No.) (%) 38 (68%) Hypertension (No.) (%) 41 (71%) Diabetes (No.) (%) 17 (29%) Dyslipidemia (No.) (%) 41 (71%) Current aspirin use (No.) (%) 22 (38%) Current clopidogrel use (No.) (%) 6 (10%) Current/former smoker (No.) (%) 22 (38%)/14 (24%) Baseline NIHSS (median) (IQR) 15 (11–20) Baseline ASPECTS 8–10/5–7 (No.) (%) 47 (81%)/11 (19%) Carotid Terminus occlusion (No.) (%) 25 (43%) M1 occlusion (No.) (%) 22 (38%) M2 occlusion, (No.) (%) 11 (19%) tPA administration (No.) (%) 25 (43%) Acute angioplasty alone (No.) (%) 20 (34%) Acute angioplasty and stent placement (No.) (%) 38 (66%) Delayed stent or endarterectomy within a week (No.) (%) 6 (10%) mTICI score > 2a (No.) (%) 56 (96%) Acute carotid artery re-occlusion (No.) (%) 4 (7%) Any ICH (No.) (%) 18 (31%) Symptomatic ICH (No.) (%) 1 (2%) 30- to 60-Day carotid patency (No.) (%) 42/49 (86%) 90-Day mRS 0–2 (No.) (%) 42 (72%) Note:—IQR indicates interquartile range; ICH, intracranial hemorrhage.
