Clinical Study
Comparison of Neurologic and Radiographic Outcomes with Solitaire versus Merci/Penumbra Systems for Acute Stroke Intervention
Table 3
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients.
| | | Solitaire () | Merci/Penumbra () | |
| | Age (years; range) | 64.1 (32–87) | 67.5 (31–85) | | | Sex (% male) | 74% | 65% | | | NIHSS score (Mean; Range) | 13.7 (3–26) | 14.3 (8–22) | | | Body-mass index (mean) | 28 | 29 | | | ivTPA administration | 42% | 45% | | | Medical history | | | | | HTN | 75% | 70% | | | DM | 17% | 25% | | | Smoking | 42% | 40% | | | Atrial Fibrillation | 35% | 45% | | | Use of antiplatelet or anticoagulation | 48% | 55% | | | Most proximal occlusion location | | | | | Internal carotid artery | 13% | 25% | | | M1 middle cerebral artery | 51% | 50% | | | M2 middle cerebral artery | 29% | 20% | | | Posterior circulation | 6% | 5% | | | Occlusion side (left) | 61% | 55% | | | Time to arterial puncture (min; range) | 432 min (242–962 min) | 351 min (240–600 min) | |
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