Table 1.
Characteristics n = 194 | |
Demographics | |
Sex, male | 142 (73.2%) |
Age, years, mean ± SD | 60.6 ± 8.9 |
Medical history | |
Hypertension | 140 (72.2%) |
Diabetes mellitus | 86 (44.3%) |
Tobacco use | 83 (42.8%) |
Atrial fibrillation | 1 (0.5%) |
Lesion location, No. (%) | |
Vertebral artery V4 segment (V4) | 62 (32.0%) |
Basilar artery (BA) | 41 (21.1%) |
Distal Internal carotid artery (C4–C7) | 38 (19.6%) |
Middle cerebral artery M1 segment (M1) | 53 (27.3%) |
Average stenosis | |
Degree, % | 85.2 ± 7.7% |
Stent characteristics | |
Stent length, mm | 14.2 ± 4.1 |
Stent diameter, mm | 3.27 ± 0.59 |
Stent types | |
Wingspan, No. (%) | 75 (38.7%) |
Apollo, No. (%) | 76 (39.2%) |
Neuroform EZ, No. (%) | 28 (14.4%) |
Other stent, No. (%) | 15 (7.7%) |
SD, standard deviation.