Table 2:

Baseline lesion characteristics in the fifty patients

VariablesCharacteristics
Degree of stenosis, mean ± SD75.8 ± 9.2
Lesion length (mm), mean ± SD12.0 ± 7.3
Location of lesion
    Anterior circulation32/50 (64%)
    Posterior circulation5/50 (10%)
    Combined circulation13/50 (26%)
Separate lesion group28/50 (56%)
    Bilateral carotid lesions15/50 (30%)
    ICA lesion + other supra-aortic lesions12/50 (24%)
    Subclavian artery + VA ostium1/50 (2%)
Ipsilateral lesion group17/50 (36%)
    Adjacent tandem6/50 (12%)
    Remote tandem11/50 (22%)
Triple lesion5/50 (10%)

  • Note:— ICA indicates internal carotid artery; VA, vertebral artery.