Table 1.
The demographic features and baseline characteristics of patients.
| p value | |||
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| Number of patients | 8 | ||
| Age (mean ± SD) | 70.5 ± 6.1 (61–77) | ||
| Sex, male/female | 7/1 | 0.008 | |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 8 (100) | ||
| Hypercholesterolemia, n (%) | 6 (75) | ||
| Coronary artery disease, n (%) | 4 (50) | ||
| Tobacco use, n (%) | 5 (62) | ||
| TIA, n (%) | 5 (62) | ||
| CVA, n (%) | 5 (62) | ||
| Diabetes mellitus | 3 (37) | ||
| Endarterectomy side, right/left | 5/3 | 0.35 | |
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| Carotid stenosis (%) | 89.8 ± 5.1 | 33.7 ± 10.9 | >0.0001 |
| BCVA (logMAR) | 0.35 ± 0.66 | 0.61 ± 0.83 | 0.51 |
| IOP | 15.8 ± 2.1 | 15.3 ± 1.8 | 0.62 |
TIA: transient ischemic attack; CVA: cerebrovascular accident; BCVA: best-corrected visual acuity; IOP: intraocular pressure.