Clinical Study

Improvement in Cerebral and Ocular Hemodynamics Early after Carotid Endarterectomy in Patients of Severe Carotid Artery Stenosis with or without Contralateral Carotid Occlusion

Table 2

Cerebral BFVs ipsilateral and contralateral to ICA stenosis in patients with unilateral CS after and before CEA.

ACA (cm/s)MCA (cm/s)PCA (cm/s)BA (cm/s)

Ipsilateral to ICA stenosis
 Pre-CEA108.02 ± 46.48148.97 ± 77.0664.95 ± 17.7375.05 ± 14.83
 Post-CEA126.91 ± 49.38170.45 ± 83.8268.63 ± 17.2876.07 ± 16.63
P value0.044060.026490.369670.77792
Contralateral to ICA stenosis
 Pre-CEA121.24 ± 56.10157.83 ± 57.2964.61 ± 17.8175.05 ± 14.83
 Post-CEA122.68 ± 32.08163.81 ± 56.7566.71 ± 21.2776.07 ± 16.63
value0.894190.351830.681560.77792

BFV, blood flow velocity; ICA, internal carotid artery; CS, carotid stenosis; CEA, carotid endarterectomy; ACA, anterior cerebral artery; MCA, middle cerebral artery; PCA, posterior cerebral artery; BA, basilar artery.
versus pre-CEA.