Table 2 Comparison of baseline characteristics, procedure-related complications, and angiographic outcomes between 16 cases undergone Neuroform Atlas stent-assisted coiling using a single microcatheter and 181 cases undergone stent-assisted coiling using two or more microcatheters
Variables | Atlas using a single microcatheter (n = 16) | SAC using two or more microcatheters (n = 181) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean ± SD, years) | 62.8 ± 6.2 | 59.4 ± 10.2 | 0.525a |
Female (n, %) | 12 (75.0) | 136 (75.1) | 0.913 |
Hypertension (n, %) | 6 (37.5) | 69 (38.1) | 0.846 |
Diabetes (n, %) | 2 (12.5) | 21 (11.6) | 0.782 |
Smoking (n, %) | 2 (12.5) | 26 (14.4) | 0.636 |
Aneurysm location (n, %) | 0.253 | ||
Anterior circulation | 11 (68.8) | 145 (80.1) | |
Posterior circulation | 5 (31.3) | 36 (19.9) | |
Neck size (mean ± SD, mm) | 4.0 ± 0.6 | 4.5 ± 2.5 | 0.225a |
Aneurysm size (mean ± SD, mm) | 4.9 ± 1.0 | 5.9 ± 2.8 | 0.175a |
Stent used (n, %) | 0.061 | ||
Neuroform Atlas | 16 (100) | 120 (66.3) | |
Enterprise2 | 0 (0) | 26 (14.4) | |
LIVS or LVIS Jr. | 0 (0) | 32 (17.7) | |
Procedure-related complications (n, %) | 0.112 | ||
Asymptomatic | 2 (12.5) | 9 (5.0) | |
Symptomatic | 0 | 1 (0.6) | |
Initial angiographic results (n, %) | 0.088 | ||
Raymond-Roy I | 6 (37.5) | 82 (45.3) | |
Raymond-Roy II | 7 (43.8) | 64 (35.4) | |
Raymond-Roy III | 3 (18.8) | 35 (19.3) | |
Follow-up angiographic results (n, %) | n = 16 | n = 155 | 0.814 |
Raymond-Roy I | 12 (75.0) | 115 (74.2) | |
Raymond-Roy II | 3 (18.8) | 31 (20.0) | |
Raymond-Roy III | 1 (6.3) | 9 (5.8) |