Table 2.

Patient characteristics.

Serial no.	Sex	Age	Side of endarterectomy	Carotid stenosis before endarterectomy (%)	Carotid stenosis after endarterectomy (%)	Carotid stenosis, nonoperated side (%)	HTN	TIA	CVA	Smoker (pack-years)	CAD	Hypothyroidism	DM	Hypercholesterolemia	COPD
1	Male	61	Right	80	0	50	+	+		+ (40)				+
2	Male	63	Left	99	0	30	+		+	+ (50)				+
3	Male	77	Right	90	0	25	+	+	+		+		+
4	Male	75	Right	90	0	35	+	+	+	+ (30)	+	+		+
5	Female	71	Left	90	0	30	+		+			+
6	Male	76	Right	90	0	20	+	+		+ (40)			+	+	+
7	Male	75	Right	90	0	30	+		+	+ (40)	+			+	+
8	Male	68	Left	90	0	50	+	+			+		+	+

HTN: hypertension; TIA: transient ischemic attack; CVA: cerebrovascular accident; CAD: coronary artery disease; DM: diabetes mellitus; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.