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Table 4 Flow impairment with the FilterWire EZ

From: Treatment outcomes of carotid artery stenting with two types of distal protection filter device

 

Flow impairment (n = 14)

Normal flow (n = 107)

p-value

Ischemic neurological events

2 (14.2%)

3 (2.8%)

0.10*

New white lesions on DWI1

8 (57.1%)

30 (28.0%)

0.03**

  1. 1DWI, diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging.
  2. *Fisher’s exact test; **Pearson’s Chi-squared test.