Table 1

Demographic data

CEASR groupRePTA/S GroupP value
No of patients; n1417NA
Male gender; n (%)9 (64.3)10 (58.8)0.756
Age at time of randomisation; mean±SD (years)66.3±6.668.8±5.60.295
Age at first CAS; mean±SD (years)62.7±7.265.5±5.60.250
Severity of carotid in-stent restenosis; mean±SD (%)86.1±6.082.6±5.70.131
Severity of carotid stenosis prior to first CAS; mean±SD (%)84.3±4.981.2±7.40.187
Right side of in-stent restenosis; n (%)8 (57.1)11 (64.7)0.667
Stroke/TIA/amaurosis fugax/retinal infarction medical history; n (%)8 (57.1)13 (76.5)0.224
Symptoms (stroke/TIA/amaurosis fugax/retinal infarction) in the territory of the intervened carotid artery in medical history; n (%)5 (35.7)4 (23.5)0.363
Arterial hypertension; n (%)12 (85.7)15 (88.2)0.622
Diabetes mellitus; n (%)10 (71.4)8 (47.1)0.171
Hyperlipidaemia; n (%)12 (85.7)14 (82.4)0.597
Atrial fibrillation; n (%)2 (14.3)2 (11.8)0.622
Coronary heart disease; n (%)9 (64.3)11 (64.7)0.981
Myocardial infarction in medical history; n (%)3 (21.4)5 (29.4)0.466
Other vascular intervention; n (%)8 (57.1)9 (52.9)0.815
Smoking; n (%)10 (71.4)8 (47.1)0.171
Alcohol use; n (%)9 (64.3)10 (58.8)0.756
Statin use; n (%)12 (85.7)15 (88.2)0.622
Antiplatelet treatment; n (%)13 (92.9)16 (94.1)0.708
 Acetysalicylic acid (100 mg); (%)4 (28.6)16 (94.1)
 Clopidogrel (75 mg); n (%)9 (64.3)16 (94.1)
Anticoagulation; n (%)1 (7.1)1 (5.9)0.968
  • CAS, carotid artery stenting; CEASR, carotid endarterectomy with stent retrieval; n, number; NA, not available; rePTA/S, repeated percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with or without stenting; TIA, transient ischaemic attack.