Table 1.
Clinical Profile Stratified by Timing of Stroke
| Time to Strokea |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | ≤24 Hours | >24 Hours | p Valueb |
| Patients, total | 46 | 156 | |
| Male | 28 (60.9) | 88 (56.4) | 0.59 |
| Age, years | 65.2 ± 12.8 | 68.4 ± 11.3 | 0.11 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 13 (28.3) | 55 (35.2) | 0.38 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 20 (43.5) | 69 (44.2) | 0.93 |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 8 (17.4) | 20 (12.8) | 0.43 |
| Tobacco use | 21 (45.6) | 65 (41.6) | 0.31 |
| COPD | 18 (39.1) | 53 (33.9) | 0.32 |
| Hypertension | 29 (63.0) | 103 (66.0) | 0.71 |
| Chronic renal insufficiency | 11 (23.9) | 29 (18.9) | 0.43 |
| Prior TIA | 5 (10.9) | 9 (5.8) | 0.32 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 12 (26) | 35 (22.4) | 0.61 |
| Prior CEA | 2 (4.3) | 8 (5.1) | 1.00 |
| Presence of carotid bruit | 4 (8.7) | 20 (12.8) | 0.45 |
| Preoperative LV function | |||
| Normal | 29 (63.0) | 86 (55.2) | |
| Mild dysfunction | 7 (15.2) | 32 (20.5) | 0.69 |
| Moderate dysfunction | 5 (10.9) | 25 (16.0) | |
| Severe dysfunction | 5 (10.9) | 13 (8.3) | |
| Atrial fibrillation | 8 (17.4) | 37 (23.7) | 0.36 |
a
Continuous variables are reported as mean ± SD, and categoric variables are reported as number (%)
b
Student t test, χ2 test, or Fisher exact test, where appropriate.
COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CEA = carotid endarterectomy; LV = left ventricular; TIA = transient ischemic attack.