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The impact of HMCAS on the efficacy of endovascular therapy (EVT) in patients with large core infarcts remains unclear.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec xml:lang=\"en\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p xml:lang=\"en\">This analysis uses data from the ANGEL\u2010ASPECT (Endovascular Therapy in Acute Anterior Circulation Large Vessel Occlusive Patients With a Large Infarct Core) trial, a multicenter randomized controlled trial conducted in China. Patients with acute ischemic stroke and anterior\u2010circulation large\u2010vessel occlusion were categorized according to whether HMCAS was present on baseline noncontrast computed tomography. The primary outcome was the 90\u2010day modified Rankin Scale score.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec xml:lang=\"en\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p xml:lang=\"en\">\n                      Of the 432 patients included in this analysis, 33% were HMCAS positive on baseline noncontrast computed tomography. In the EVT\u2010treated patients, patients with HMCAS had worse functional outcomes than those without HMCAS (adjusted relative risk, 0.44 [95% CI, 0.26\u20130.73];\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"no\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.002). Patients with HMCAS required a greater number of thrombectomy passes (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"no\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;0.001). Among patients without HMCAS, EVT was associated with better functional outcomes than medical management (generalized odds ratio [OR], 2.78 [95% CI, 1.80\u20134.27];\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"no\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;0.001), whereas this benefit was not statistically significant among patients with HMCAS (adjusted OR, 1.69 [95% CI, 0.93\u20133.08];\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"no\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.09). 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