Complications and cardiovascular events in the follow-up to CEA
| Carotid mild (<50%) stenosis (N=32) | |
| Perisurgical complications—no (%) | 0 (0.0) |
| Postsurgical complications—no (%) | 2 (6.2) |
| Haematoma | 1 (3.1) |
| Transitory neurological deficit | 1 (3.1) |
| Hyper-perfusion syndrome | 0 (0.0) |
| Median follow-up—months, (IQR) | 18.0 (5.0–36.0) |
| Follow-up >1 year—no (%) | 20 (62.5) |
| Cardiovascular events in follow-up | |
| Ischaemic stroke—no (%) | 0.0 (0.0) |
| TIA—no (%) | 1 (3.1) |
| Amaurosis fugax—no (%) | 0 (0.0) |
| Recurrent ischaemic cerebrovascular events related to ipsilateral carotid disease—no (%) | 0 (0.0) |
| Deaths—no (%) | 3 (9.3) |
Values are presented as means (SD) or median (IQR) for continuous variables and percentages for dichotomous or categorical variables.
CEA, carotid endarterectomy; TIA, transient ischaemic attack.