Table 2.
Immediate Downstream Flow in the Basilar Artery relative to Severity of Stenosis and Tandem disease
Flow (ml/min) | p value | |
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Disease Severity – worst disease | <0.01* | |
Occlusion (n=24) | 33 ± 37 | |
Severe (70-99% stenosis) (n=32) | 72 ± 54 | |
Moderate (50-69% stenosis) (n=16) | 88 ± 51 | |
Vessel Involvement | 0.01 | |
Basilar Only or Vertebral Only (n=51) | 71 ± 56 | |
Basilar and Vertebral (n=21) | 43 ± 35 |
Occlusion vs. Severe, p<0.05; Occlusion vs. Moderate, p<0.05 on post hoc Tukey test