Table 3:

Details for patients who experienced thrombotic complications

GroupDiagnosisSexAge (yr)Clopidogrel ResistancePRU% InhibitionThromboembolic Event30-Day Follow-Up
ABilateral carotid artery dissectionFemale53Yes2983%Post-op in-stent thrombosis with TIA, required 1 ECA-ICA bypassNormal
ARight internal carotid artery occlusion, secondary to right carotid artery dissectionMale42Yes2910%Perioperative R frontal strokeNormal (recovered)
ABasilar apex aneurysmFemale48Yes2890%R cerebellar stroke POD 1Dizziness (resolved)
ARight MCA stenosisFemale77Yes2350%Intra-op in-stent thrombus formation treated with IA abciximab; right basal ganglia strokeNonfocal; psychomotor retardation
ALeft hemisphere subcortical subacute infarct, left MCA severe stenosisMale68Yes3600%Periprocedural in-stent thrombosis, required ECA-ICA bypassDysarthria and R hemiparesis
BGiant left MCA aneurysmMale75Yes2430%Stroke after being decreased from double clopidogrel doseRight-handed weakness (resolved)
BMCA stenosisMale79No3080%L MCA small vessel stroke in the MCA stent distributionMild word-finding difficulty (resolved)
  • Note:—ECA indicates external carotid artery; R, right; POD, post-operative day; intra-op, introperative; L, left; PcomA, posterior communicating artery; IA, intra-arterial; PCA, posterior cerebral artery; Post-op, postoperative; periop, perioperative.