Clinical Study

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

Table 2

Clinical, imaging, and outcome data for 6 patients who had early CAS after intravenous thrombolysis.

Case no/sex/age (years)Onset-to-rtPA time (minutes)Site of DWI lesionClinical symptomsIntracranial occlusionOnset NIHSS scoreOnset-to- CAS time (hours)post-rtPA NIHSS scorePre-CAS stenosisType of stent12 months mRS score12 months NIHSS score

1/M/57175I, BG, TPDysarthria, hemianopia, FP, HP, hypoesthesiaMCA (M1)1650790%Wallstent
7 × 40 mm
12
2/M/75230Prerolandic, periventricularDysarthria, FP, HP, hypoesthesiaMCA (M1)1094770% ulceratedCristallo Ideale 6.0/9.0 × 40 mm00
3/F/78270IC, BGFP, HPnone628365% ulceratedCristallo Ideale 6.0/9.0 × 40 mm38
4/F/78150BG, FPDysarthria, FP, HP, hypoesthesianone18110780%Cristallo Ideale 6.0/9.0 × 40 mm23
5/M/77200CR, prerolandicAphasia, FP, HPnone946855% ulceratedWallstent 7 × 40 mm12
6/M/6790BGDysarthria, FP, hypoesthesiaMCA (M1)14301290%Cristallo Ideale 7.0/10 × 40 mm25

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