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Table 1 Comparative clinical and anamnestic characteristics of patient groups

From: An alternative anatomical classification for carotid bifurcation and impact on outcome of carotid endarterectomy: a multicenter study

Indicator

Types of bifurcations

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I (high)

II (medium)

III (low)

 

n =1329

n = 4652

n = 1167

 

Age, M±m, years

68.3±7.4

66.8±8.2

66.9±7.7

0.26

Male gender, n (%)

847 (63.7)

3024 (65.0)

723 (61.9)

0.13

Angina 1–2 F. C, n (%)

292 (21.9)

1069 (22.9)

281 (24.1)

0.45

PICS, n (%)

136 (10.2)

526 (11.3)

147 (12.6)

0.17

DM, n (%)

74 (5.6)

254 (5.4)

69 (5.9)

0.83

COPD, n (%)

32 (2.4)

103 (2.2)

30 (2.6)

0.74

CRF, n (%)

48 (3.6)

151 (3.2)

42 (3.6)

0.72

MFA (subclinical), n (%)

261 (19.6)

857 (18.4)

203 (17.4)

0.34

Left ventricular aneurysm, n (%)

3 (0.2)

7 (0.15)

2 (0.17)

0.83

EuroSCORE II, M±m

3.1±1.2

3.3±1.0

3.4±1.2

0.48

History of PCI, n (%)

185 (13.9)

612 (13.1)

175 (14.9)

0.24

CABG in the anamnesis, n (%)

8 (0.6)

17 (0.36)

5 (0.42)

0.50

ACV/history of TIA, n (%)

519 (39.0)

1833 (39.4)

480 (41.1)

0.50

  1. FC functional class, PICS postinfarction cardiosclerosis, DM diabetes mellitus, AH arterial hypertension, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CRF chronic renal failure, MFA multifocal atherosclerosis, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, ACVA acute cerebrovascular accident, TIA transient ischemic attack