Table III:
Unadjusted in-hospital outcomes after transfemoral carotid artery stenting stratified by pre-procedural symptom status
| In-hospital outcomes | 1. Asymptomatic | 2. Formerly Symptomatic | P-value 1 vs. 2 | 3. Recently Symptomatic | P-value 2 vs. 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 5160 | 795 | 3852 | ||
| Stroke or death | 73 (1.4) | 28 (3.5) | <.001 | 175 (4.5) | .20 |
| Stroke | 54 (1.0) | 25 (3.1) | <.001 | 119 (3.1) | .94 |
| Mortality | 21 (0.4) | 4 (0.5) | .70 | 76 (2.0) | .004 |
| MI | 21 (0.4) | 6 (0.8) | .17 | 32 (0.8) | .83 |
| LOS > 2 days | 580 (11.2) | 130 (16.4) | <.001 | 1279 (33.2) | <.001 |
MI, myocardial infarction; LOS, hospital length of stay. Values are presented as numbers (%).