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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Vasc Surg. 2019 Jun 18;71(1):87–95. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.11.029

Table II.

Preoperative Symptom Status and Anatomic/Operative Characteristics

TCAR
N = 1,182
(%)
CEA
N = 10,797
(%)
P-value
Symptomatic 32 27 <.001
Degree of ipsilateral stenosis <.001
 0–49% 2.2 3.2
 50–69% 11 12
 70–79% 28 33
 80–99% 59 50
 Occluded 0.6 1.8
Contralateral carotid occlusion 10 4.2 <.001
Prior carotid intervention
 Ipsilateral CEA 16 1.9 <.001
 Ipsilateral CAS 0.6 0.3 0.12
 Ipsilateral CEA and CAS 0.7 0.1 <.001
 Contralateral CEA or CAS 20 14 <.001
Urgency of operation <.001
 Elective 91 87
 Urgent 9.1 12
 Emergent 0.1 0.6
Anesthesia type <.001
 Local/Regional 20 6.5
 General 80 94
Anticoagulation during case 99 99 .83
Protamine 75 74 .35

CAS, carotid artery stenting; CEA, carotid endarterectomy; TCAR, transcarotid artery revascularization. Bolded values indicate statistical significance at P < .05.