Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients
N(%) or mean (SD) | |
|---|---|
Total | N = 186 |
Age | 72.6 (8.6) |
Gender | |
Male | 131 (70.4 %) |
Female | 55 (29.6 %) |
Cerebrovascular disease | |
Symptomatic patients | 74 (39.8 %) |
Ipsilateral major stroke | 44 (23.7 %) |
TIA | 30 (16.1 %) |
Asymptomatic patients | 112 (60.2 %) |
Risk factors | |
Hypertension AHA [27] | 162 (87.1 %) |
Hypertension ESC [28] | 112 (60.2 %) |
Diabetes | 80 (43.0 %) |
Smoking habit | 40 (21.5 %) |
Hypercholesterolemia | 29 (15.6 %) |
Hypertriglyceridemia | 70 (37.6 %) |
Low-HDL | 86 (46.2 %) |
High LDL-C | 71 (38.2 %) |
IRC | 56 (30.1 %) |
Metabolic syndrome | 85 (45.7 %) |
Drugs | |
Statins | 128 (68.8 %) |
Anti-hypertensive drugs | 153 (82.3 %) |
Associated vascular disease | |
Acute cardiovascular disease | 45 (24.2 %) |
Previous myocardial infarction | 37 (19.9 %) |
Unstable angina | 8 (4.3 %) |
Peripheral arterial disease | 61 (32.8 %) |
Aortic aneurysm | 11 (5.9 %) |
Histological type of carotid plaque | |
Stable plaques | 104 (55.9 %) |
Fibroatheromata | 71 (38.2 %) |
Fibrocalcific | 33 (17.7 %) |
Unstable plaques | 82 (44.1 %) |
Thrombotic plaque | 48 (25.8 %) |
With a thrombus in organization | 16 (8.6 %) |
TCFA | 16 (8.6 %) |
Calcified nodule | 2 (1.1 %) |