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GUARD (n = 45) Standard (n = 45) P Value Sex (% male) 42 51 .53 Median age (range/yr) 69 (21–92) 74 (39–92) .09 Median NIHSS score (range) 17 (6–30) 17 (5–32) .68 Median CT ASPECTS (range) 9 (6–10) 9 (6–10) .89 CTP (%) 44 56 .40 IV rtPA (%) 36 49 .29 Vessel occlusion (%) .88 ICA terminus 25 22 Cervical ICA + MCA 4 7 MCA (M1–M2) 71 71 Risk factors (%) AF 44 53 .53 HTN 76 80 .80 DM 20 27 .62 Smoker 9 9 .99 HLD 49 49 .99 Previous stroke/TIA 7 11 .71 Median symptom onset-to-groin puncture time (range/min) 192 (78–1193) 219 (27–1097) .241 Median symptom onset to reperfusion time (range/min) 254 (107–1245) 279 (108–1226) .21 Median groin puncture to reperfusion time (range/min) 52 (29–225) 61 (23–184) .20 Mean No. of passes ± SD 2.3 ± 1.3 2.8 ± 1.5 .09 First-pass reperfusion (%) 39 23 .17 Final mTICI score (%) .046a 3 51 40 2c 16 7 2b 31 33 2a 2 16 1 0 2 0 0 2 Successful reperfusion mTICI ≥ 2b (%) 98 80 .015a Complete reperfusion mTICI 2c/3 (%) 67 47 .09 mTICI 3 (%) 51 40 .40 Adjunctive stenting/angioplasty (%) 20 11 .26 SICH (%) 2 9 .36 Neurovascular complications (%) 4 9 .68 Median mRS at 90 days (range) 2 (0–6) 4 (0–6) .01a mRS ≤ 2 at 90 days (%) 67 43 .04a Mortality at 90 days (%) 13 30 .10
Note:—AF indicates atrial fibrillation; HTN, hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus; HLD, hyperlipidemia.
↵a Significant.