Table 2.
Diagnostic delay and disease extension at diagnosis in patients with disease onset in different time periods
| Disease onset | 1990–1999 | 2000 − 2004 | 2005 − 2009 | 2010 − 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients, n | 18 | 13 | 26 | 12 |
| Diagnostic delay, months, mean (SD) | 63 (41) | 27 (35) | 14 (18) | 8 (7) |
| 0–6 months, n (%) | 0 (0) | 3 (23) | 14 (54) | 6 (50) |
| 7–12 months, n (%) | 2 (13) | 4 (31) | 5 (19) | 4 (33) |
| 13–24 months, n (%) | 3 (19) | 2 (15) | 3 (12) | 2 (17) |
| >24 months, n (%) | 12 (69) | 4 (31) | 4 (15) | 0 (0) |
| Angiographic type at diagnosis, n (%) | ||||
| Pre-stenosis | 0 (0) | 2 (15) | 4 (15) | 4 (33) |
| I | 10 (56) | 9 (69) | 14 (54) | 5 (42) |
| 2A | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) |
| 2B | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 1 (8) |
| 3 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) |
| 4 | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (8) |
| 5 | 6 (33) | 2 (15) | 5 (19) | 1 (8) |
| Vascular lesions in total, n | 63 | 32 | 62 | 26 |
| Lesions per patient, n (mean/median) | 3.5/3 | 2.5/2 | 2.4/2 | 2.3/2 |
| Arterial stenosis, n (%) | 51 (81) | 28 (87.5) | 45 (72.6) | 19 (73.1) |
| Arterial occlusion, n (%) | 7 (11.1) | 3 (9.4) | 7 (11.3) | 2 (7.7) |
| Arterial dilation/aneurisms, n (%) | 5 (7.9) | 1 (3.1) | 10 (16.1) | 5 (19.2) |
| Patients with aneurysm, n (%) | 2 (11.1) | 1 (7.7) | 3 (11.5) | 1 (8.3) |
Patients with onset before 1990 and patients with unknown onset were not included