Table 1

Representative index, comorbidity, and follow-up data from selected studies

Baseline dataComorbidityFollow-upMortality
YearFirst authorNo of casesHTNDMCHOLCAHDPVDSmokeNo of casesMean f/u (years)StrokeHemorrhageOverall deathDeath lesion growthDeath mass effectDeath strokeDeath hemorrhageDeath other
1982Yu17??????162.5?010?5011
1989Pessin75?????72.1003?0300
1989Echiverri134203??131.6305?2201
1994Pozzati16??????160.3223?0120
2000Inamasu17?????92.5044?0040
2008Passero156100185715?4314912.959216231?24?35
1998Ince1092???7103.4?0??????
2004–2005Mayo cohort*15910916634411821594.4336761715?636
2004Ubogu45328141311?455.3??16?3634
  • *The Mayo cohort experience is described in three separate publications.14–16

  • CAHD, coronary artery heart disease; CHOL, hypercholesterolemia; DM, diabetes mellitus; f/u, follow-up; HTN, hypertension; PVD, peripheral vascular disease; Smoke, smoking.