Table 2. Prevalence of Significant Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease According to the Presence of Nonintracranial Atherosclerosis.
Characteristic | Intracranial Stenosis ≥50% or Occlusion | P Value | |
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No (n = 257) |
Yes (n = 146) |
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No. (%) with atherosclerosis | |||
Extracranial carotid artery | 168 (66.2) | 107 (74.8) | .07 |
Aortic arch | 99 (49.0) | 70 (60.9) | .04 |
Descending aorta | 41 (20.3) | 30 (26.1) | .23 |
Abdominal aorta | 53 (23.7) | 39 (31.2) | .13 |
Femoral artery | 169 (72.8) | 101 (76.5) | .44 |
Coronary artery | 153 (63.2) | 103 (76.9) | .007 |