Table 1:

Clinical characteristics and follow-up results in 30 patients (34 lesions) with residual plaque ulceration

Patient No./Age (y)/Sex	Side	Stenosis (%)	Symptoms^* before CAS	Size of Residual Ulcer^† (mm)	Follow-up Angiography			Symptoms^* during Follow-up	Follow-up Period (mo)
Patient No./Age (y)/Sex	Side	Stenosis (%)	Symptoms^* before CAS	Size of Residual Ulcer^† (mm)	Period (mo)	Ulcer	Restenosis	Symptoms^* during Follow-up	Follow-up Period (mo)
1/74/M	L	48	+	2.3 × 6	7	Improved	None	−	48
2/59/M	L	43	+	1.5 × 8		NA		−	47
3/64/M	L	60	−	1.5 × 8		NA		−	45
4/68/M	L	62	−	2 × 6	12	Disappeared	20%	−	25^‡
5/53/M	L	73	+	2.6 × 3		NA		−	41
6/71/M	L	75	+	2.2 × 6	4	Disappeared	None	−	34
	R	62	+	2.8 × 11	21	Improved	None	−	33
7/75/M	R	62	+	1.8 × 8		NA		−	31^‡
8/76/M	R	87	+	1.2 × 2	6	Improved	30%	−	36
9/73/M	L	81	+	1.5 × 6	12	Disappeared	20%	−	32
10/73/M	R	78	−	2.4 × 6	4	Improved	None	−	30
11/71/M	R	80	−	1 × 6		NA		−	30
12/72/M	R	86	+	1.2 × 6	5	Disappeared	None	−	28
	L	75	+	2 × 5	3	No change	20%	−	26
13/66/F	R	40	+	2.8 × 13	3	Disappeared	None	−	28
14/50/M	R	48	+	1 × 11		NA		−	28
15/69/M	L	90	+	1.2 × 8	2	Improved	None	−	26
	R	33	+	1.8 × 2.5		NA		−	24
16/74/M	R	52	−	1.8 × 8	4	Improved	None	−	25
17/75/M	R	56	+	1.8 × 12		NA		−	23
18/67/M	L	30	+	2.8 × 15	10	Improved	20%	−	22
19/60/M	L	88	+	2 × 10	5	Improved	20%	−	22
20/79/M	L	78	+	2 × 8		NA		−	3^‡
21/70/M	R	33	+	3.3 × 12	1	Disappeared	None	−	21
	L	36	+	2.8 × 9	1	Disappeared	None	−	20
22/75/F	L	64	−	2.4 × 11	4	Improved	None	−	20
23/65/M	R	52	+	3.8 × 14	9	Disappeared	None	−	20
24/79/M	L	50	−	1.5 × 6	4	Disappeared	None	−	15
25/81/M	R	45	+	4.7 × 11	4	Disappeared	20%	−	16
26/77/F	R	32	+	1 × 18	4	Improved	None	−	15
27/80/M	L	62	+	2.6 × 10	5	No change	None	−	15
28/81/F	R	95	+	1.8 × 12	4	Improved	20%	−	14
29/72/F	R	70	+	1.2 × 22	6	Disappeared	None	−	14
30/76/M	L	71	+	1.5 × 1.5	4	Disappeared	30%	−	9

Note:—CAS indicates carotid artery stenting; NA, not applicable.
* Ipsilateral ischemic neurologic symptoms.
† Depth × length.
‡ These patients died: patient 4 from interstitial pneumonia, patient 7 from myocardial infarction, and patient 20 from brain stem hemorrhage.