Safety of Early Carotid Artery Stenting after Systemic Thrombolysis: A Single Center Experience

Table 1

Demographic and clinical data of six patients who had early carotid artery stenting after thrombolysis.

	No. of patients*
Age, years	76 (67–78)
Females, 𝑛 (proportion)	2 (0.33)
Onset-to-CAS time, days	2.5 (2–4)
Onset-to-CAS time, hours	48 (30–94)
NIHSS onset (pre-rtPA)	12 (9–16)
NIHSS score before CAS	7 (7-8)
Right ICA involvement/ 𝑛 (proportion)	4 (0.67)
Vascular risk factors:
Smoking	2
Hypertension	6
Diabetes	1
Previous TIA/stroke	2
Hypercholesterolemia	3
12-month NIHSS score	2.5 (2–5)

*Numbers are medians (±IQR); CAS: carotid artery stenting; NIHSS: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; TIA: transient ischemic attack.