From: Assessment of carotid artery ultrasonography in the presence of an acoustic shadow artifact
Age, mean (SD) | 68.8 (11.3) |
Gender, n (%) | |
Male | 160 (71) |
Female | 62 (28) |
Co morbidities, n (%) | |
Smoker | Yes - 74 (23.6), Past 46 (20.3) |
IHD | 111 (49) |
HTN | 176 (77.5) |
AF | 26 (11.5) |
DM / IGT | 91 (40.1) |
Stroke / TIA prior to study period | 63 (28) |
Dyslipidemia | 163 (72) |
Prior anti thrombotic medications, n (%) | |
Aspirin | 126 (59.8) |
Clopidogrel | 44 (19.4) |
Oral vitamin K antagonists | 19 (8.4) |
DOAC’S | 2 (1) |
Statins | 133 (59) |
Prior symptomatic CS, n (%) | 100 (44) |
Ischemic stroke/TIA | 93 (41) |
Amurosis Fugax | 7 (3) |