Endovascular thrombectomy and post-procedural headache

Table 1 Clinical and demographic data in 96 stroke patients

Characteristics
Median age at EVT (years)	67 years (range: 28–90)
Males (n)	55
Right-handed (n)	87
Median height (cm)	174 cm (range: 152–194)
Median weight (kg)	75 kg (range: 45–130)
Smokers (n)	60
Median pack years^a	20 years (range: 1–92)
History of hypertension (n)	38
Medication history prior to EVT (n)
- Antithrombotic therapy^b - Antihypertensive therapy^c	28^d 38^e
Medication status at interview time (n)
- Antithrombotic therapy^b - Antihypertensive therapy^c	80 52
Thrombolysis treatment for stroke (n)	69^f
Procedures performed (n)
- Thrombectomy - Thrombectomy + stent - Thrombectomy + coil + Onyx	89 6 1
Median time from procedure to interview (years)	1.6 years (range: 0.2–3.0)

^aPack year = defined as 20 cigarettes smoked every day for one year
^bAntithrombotic medication included clopidogrel (n = 5), acetylsalicylic acid (n = 17), warfarin (n = 5), rivaroxaban (n = 1) and dabigatran (n = 1)
^cAntihypertensive medication included angiotensin-II-inhibitors (n = 8), beta-blockers (n = 20), ACE inhibitors (n = 10), and calcium-antagonists (n = 7)
^d8 missing records
^e7 missing records
^f3 missing records

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