Clinical Study
The Hyperdense Internal Carotid Artery Sign: Prevalence and Prognostic Relevance in Stroke Thrombolysis
Table 1
Baseline characteristics and outcomes of patients with or without HICAS present.
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| Age | 72.0 (65.4–78.6) | 69.7 (67.5–71.9) | 0.742 | Female | 2 (66.6%) | 51 (43.6%) | 1.0 | Baseline NIHSS | 21.0 (16.7–25.3) | 12.8 (11.7–13.9) | 0.019 | Time to rtPA (minutes) | 176 (37–315) | 162 (151–173) | 0.626 | Atrial fibrillation | 1 (33.3%) | 27 (23.1%) | 0.553 | Hyperlipidaemia | 2 (66.6%) | 42 (35.9%) | 0.554 | Angina | 0 (0%) | 20 (17.1%) | 1.0 | Peripheral vascular disease | 0 (0%) | 6 (5.1%) | 1.0 | Hypertension | 2 (66.6%) | 72 (61.5%) | 1.0 | Myocardial infarction | 0 (0%) | 11 (9.4%) | 1.0 | Diabetes mellitus | 0 (0%) | 14 (11.9%) | 1.0 | Current smoker | 1 (33.3%) | 24 (20.5%) | 0.507 | Haemorrhagic conversion | 0 (0%) | 6 (5.1%) | 1.0 | 24 hour NIHSS ≥10 | 2 (66.6%) | 44 (37.1%) | 0.559 | inpatient death | 0 (0%) | 19 (16.2%) | 1.0 | Poor outcome | 2 (66.6%) | 45 (38.5%) | 0.560 |
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Values are mean (95% confidence interval) or (%) as appropriate. Poor outcome defined as discharge Barthel score <15 or inpatient death.
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