Table 1.
Demographic data, risk factor, symptomatic characteristics, and degree of stenosis in the patients.
| Patients (n = 14) with the unilateral CS |
Patients (n = 5) with the ipsilateral CS and contralateral CO |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 66.2 ± 6.7 | 58.3 ± 9.3 |
| Sex (M/F) | 12/2 | 3/2 |
| Risk factors | ||
| Smoking | 10 (71.4%) | 3 (60%) |
| Hypertension | 9 (64.2%) | 3 (60%) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 7 (50%) | 3 (60%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 4 (28.5%) | 2 (40%) |
| CAD | 4 (28.5%) | |
| POAD | 4 (28.5) | |
| Symptom | ||
| TIA including AF | 9 (64.2%) | 1 (20%) |
| Minor stroke | 5 (35.7%) | 3 (60%) |
| Major stroke | 1 (20%) | |
| Degree of CS | ||
| 50%–60% | 4 (28.5%) | |
| 60%–70% | 3 (21.4%) | 2 (40%) |
| 70%–80% | 4 (28.5%) | 1 (20%) |
| 80%–90% | 3 (21.4%) | 2 (40%) |
CS, carotid stenosis; CO, carotid occlusion; CAD, coronary artery disease; POAD, peripheral obliterative atherosclerotic disease; TIA, transient ischemic attacks; AF, amaurosis fugax.