Research Article

Collateral Status and Clinical Outcomes after Mechanical Thrombectomy in Patients with Anterior Circulation Occlusion

Table 1

Characteristics of patients by collateral status.

VariablesPoor collaterals (n = 109)Good collaterals (n = 110) value

Age, mean ± SD (yrs)68.1 ± 10.767.2 ± 7.40.240
Male, n (%)57 (52.3)61 (55.5)0.171
History of diseases, n (%)
Hypertension79 (72.5)72 (65.5)0.025
Diabetes37 (33.9)27 (24.5)0.001
Atrial fibrillation39 (35.8)32 (29.1)0.076
Ischemic stroke21 (19.3)13 (11.8)0.005
Medication use, n (%)
Statin63 (57.8)75 (68.2)0.001
Antiplatelet57 (52.3)65 (59.1)0.112
Anticoagulant27 (24.8)20 (18.2)0.075
SBP at hospital arrival, median (IQR) (mmHg)150.9 (25.2)144.0 (25.1)<0.001
Glucose at hospital arrival, median (IQR) (mmol/L)7.5 (5.0–10.2)7.0 (5.4–8.7)0.231
Time from stroke onset to intravenous alteplase, median (IQR) (min)125 (82–167)117 (74–152)0.354
Time from stroke onset to groin puncture, median (IQR) (min)245 (205–289)258 (25–309)0.245
Time from stroke onset to revascularization, median (IQR) (min)321 (271–376)340 (277–387)0.192
Location of intracranial artery occlusion, n (%)<0.001
Intracranial ICA39 (35.8)34 (30.9)
M1 segment58 (53.2)65 (59.1)
M2 segment12 (11.0)11 (10.0)
NIHSS at hospital arrival, median (IQR)20 (16–24)16 (13–20)0.001
Good mRS (≤2) at 90 days, n (%)52 (47.7)64 (58.2)<0.001
Mortality at 90 days, n (%)29 (26.6)22 (20.0)0.003