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Several studies have demonstrated that HMCAS increases the risk of poor outcomes in AIS patients treated with IV thrombolysis or no reperfusion therapy; however, whether HMCAS predicts a poor outcome in patients treated with endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is less clear. We aimed to evaluate the functional outcome by the modified Rankin scale (mRS) at 90\u2009days and technical challenges in patients with HMCAS undergoing EVT.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We studied 143 consecutive AIS patients with middle cerebral artery M1 segment or internal carotid artery + M1 occlusions who underwent EVT.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>There were 73 patients (51%) with HMCAS. Patients with HMCAS had a higher frequency of cardioembolic stroke (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.038); otherwise, no other baseline difference was observed. No differences in functional outcomes (mRS) at 90\u2009 days (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.698), unfavorable outcomes (mRS\u2009&amp;gt;\u20092) (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.929), frequency of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.924), and mortality (mRS-6) (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.736) were observed between patients with and without HMCAS. In patients with HMCAS, EVT procedures were 9 \u2009min longer, requiring a higher number of passes (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.073); however, optimal recanalization scores (modified thrombolysis in cerebral infarction: 2b-3) were equally achieved by both groups.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Patients with HMCAS treated with EVT do not have a worse outcome at 3 \u2009months compared with no-HMCAS patients. 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