Table 1

Patient characteristics

Case No	Risk factors	Lesion location	Presentation	NASCET % stenosis	Plaque morphology
1	HTN, DLP, previous ischemic stroke	LICA	Right sided hemiparesis, dysarthria	70	Ulcerated
2	HTN, current smoker	LICA	Amaurosis fugax	50	Ulcerated
3	HTN, current smoker, CAD	RICA	Asymptomatic	70	Ulcerated
4	HTN, current smoker, DM	LICA	Right sided hemiparesis, dysarthria	70	Ulcerated
5	HTN, DLP, prior ischemic stroke, right side CEA	RICA	Asymptomatic	90	Dense calcification
6	HTN, current smoker, Afib, CABG	LICA	Right sided hemiparesis, dysarthria	80	Dense calcification
7	HTN, current smoker, DM, CAD	RICA	Left sided hemiparesis	95	Dense calcification
8	HTN, current smoker, CAD, right ICA occlusion	LICA	Asymptomatic	90	Dense calcification
9	HTN, DM, KD	RICA	Asymptomatic	70	Dense calcification
10	HTN, current smoker	RICA	Left sided hemiparesis.	70	Dense calcification
11	HTN, DM, KD, right side total carotid occlusion	LICA	Left sided hemiparesis.	80	Ulcerated
12	HTN, current smoker	LICA	Right sided hemiparesis, dysarthria	90	Dense calcification
13	HTN, previous ischemic stroke, right ICA occlusion	LICA	Left sided hemiparesis.	80	Dense calcification
14	HTN, TIA, CAD	LICA	Right sided hemiparesis, dysarthria	70	Dense calcification
15	HTN, TIA	LICA	Asymptomatic	70	Dense calcification
16	HTN, previous ischemic stroke.	RICA	Transitory left hemiparesis.	80	Dense calcification
17	Vertigo	RICA	Vertigo	90	Dense calcification
18	CAD	RICA	Syncope	70	Dense calcification
19	HTN, previous ischemic stroke, DM	RICA	Dysarthria	70	Dense calcification

CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; CAD, coronary artery disease; CEA, carotid artery endarterectomy; DLP, dyslipidemia; DM, diabetes mellitus; HTN, hypertension; KD, kidney disease; LICA, left internal carotid artery; NASCET, North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial; RICA, right internal carotid artery; TIA, transient ischemic attack.