Baseline characteristics (N=150)
| Baseline characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Age at procedure (years) | |
| Mean±SE | 59.0±0.83 |
| Range | 29–79 |
| Age group | |
| 18–35 | 4 (2.7%) |
| 36–50 | 20 (13.3%) |
| 51–64 | 75 (50.0%) |
| 65–75 | 49 (32.7%) |
| 76+ | 2 (1.3%) |
| Gender | |
| Women | 110 (73.3%) |
| Men | 40 (26.7%) |
| Hunt & Hess grade | |
| 0 | 141 (94.0%) |
| 1 | 6 (4.0%) |
| 2 | 3 (2.0%) |
| Modified Rankin score | |
| 0 | 119 (79.3%) |
| 1 | 31 (20.7%) |
| Smoking status | |
| Smoker | 98 (65.3%) |
| Current | 64 (42.7%) |
| Past | 34 (22.7%) |
| Non-smokers | 52 (34.7%) |
| US/OUS | |
| US | 116 (77.3%) |
| OUS | 34 (22.7) |
| Pre-existing conditions | |
| Arrhythmia | 7 (4.7%) |
| Coronary artery disease | 21 (14.0%) |
| Heart failure | 3 (2.0%) |
| Hypertension | 96 (64.0%) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 5 (3.3%) |
| Valve disease/dysfunction | 4 (2.7%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 10 (6.7%) |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 16 (10.7%) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 38 (25.3%) |
| Hypertriglyceridemia | 0 (0.0%) |
| Headaches/migraines | 57 (38.0%) |
| Neuropathy | 12 (8.0%) |
| Seizures | 6 (4.0%) |
| Prior CVA | |
| Ischemic stroke | 18 (12.0%) |
| Hemorrhagic stroke | 10 (6.7%) |
| Prior TIA | |
| Yes | 9 (6.0%) |
| No | 138 (92.0%) |
| Unknown | 3 (2.0%) |
| Race | |
| White | 98 (65.3%) |
| Black or African American | 14 (9.3%) |
| Asian | 4 (2.7%) |
| Not available | 34 (22.7%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 114 (76%) |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 (1.3%) |
| Not available | 34 (22.7%) |
CVA, cardiovascular accident; OUS, outside of the United States of America; TIA, transient ischemic attack.