Table 1 Demographic and clinical data of the study (n = 23)
From: Role of diffusion-weighted imaging in carotid plaque vulnerability assessment
Gender | Male—15; Female—8 | |
Age | Median age 66 years (range 50–74 years) | |
Clinical status | Symptomatic—22; asymptomatic—1 | |
Risk factors | ||
Present | Absent | |
Smoking | 8 | 15 |
Diabetes mellitus | 15 | 8 |
Alcoholism | 6 | 17 |
Hypertension | 20 | 3 |
CAD | 0 | 23 |
Dyslipidemia | 11 | 12 |
CKD | 0 | 23 |
POVD | 2 | 21 |
MRI evaluation and histopathology | ||
Mean number of days between the last cerebrovascular event and carotid plaque MRI | 57 days | |
The mean number of days between MRI and carotid endarterectomy | 4 days | |
Degree of carotid stenosis | ||
50–70% stenosis | 4 | |
More than 70% stenosis | 19 | |
Plaque vulnerability in histopathological evaluation | ||
Vulnerable plaque | 16 | |
Stable plaque | 7 | |