Impact of body mass index on outcome of Endovascular Thrombectomy with or without Intravenous Alteplase in Acute Stroke in China：A post-hoc Analysis of DIRECT-MT Trial

The results demonstrated that BMI had no association with the final outcome whether the patient with LVOS underwent EVT alone or plus IVT for Chinese adults. Thus, the obesity paradox does not appear to pertain to EVT alone or plus IVT. Further studies are needed to confirm the finding.