TABLE 1:

Clinical predictors (P values) of neurologic morbidity and mortality

Clinical Predictor	All Neurocomplications	Permanent Neurocomplications	Neuromortality
Age	0.4014	0.7392	0.2549
Sex	0.0846	0.0825	0.0283
Race:
White	1.0000	1.0000	1.0000
Black	1.0000	0.6548	1.0000
Failed antiplatelet	0.4499	1.0000	1.0000
Failed coumadin ± heparin	0.1312	0.0685	0.1417
Comorbidity history:
Cardiac	0.3172	1.0000	0.5142
Hypertension	0.7110	0.6927	0.4130
Diabetes	0.0378	0.0604	0.5277
Smoking	0.5470	0.1866	1.0000
Lipids	0.8759	0.4770	0.5142
CRF	1.0000	1.0000	1.0000
PVD	0.7110	0.6927	1.0000
Other	1.0000	1.0000	0.1498
>3 factors	0.0931	0.4770	0.5142
Preprocedural U/S velocity	0.9746	0.6557	0.3544
Postprocedural U/S velocity	0.7409	0.8019	0.8061