Table 1.
Perioperative Data
| CEA regional | Control | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 41 | 19 |
| Age (yrs) | 70.9 (10.5) | 63.5 (11.0) |
| Gender (male/female) | 78.0%/22.0% | 63.2%/36.8% |
| Handedness (right/left) | 90.2%/9.8% | 84.2%/15.8% |
| Height (cm) | 172.6 (8.6) | 168.4 (11.4) |
| Weight (kg) | 80.1 (13.7) | 85.5 (22.3) |
| Education (yrs) | 16.4 (3.3) | 15.6 (4.5) |
| Smoker (%) (pk yrs) | 82.9% (38.6) | 68.4% (37.8) |
| Hypertension (%) | 66 | 79 |
| Diabetes mellitus (%) | 22 | 21 |
| Previous stroke or TIA (%)a | 27 | 5 |
| Previous MI (%) | 22 | 26 |
Mean and standard deviation are given in parenthesis.
CEA = carotid endarterectomy; TIA = transient ischemic attack; MI = myocardial infarction; CEA regional = patients having CEA under a regional anesthetic; Controls = patients having coronary artery angioplasty and/or stenting under local sedation.
a
Statistically different from Controls having artery stenting at P < 0.05.