Research Article

Long-Term Outcomes of Coronary and Carotid Artery Disease Revascularization in the FRIENDS Study

Table 2

Comparison of baseline clinical characteristics of the three groups.

SurgicalEndovascularHybridp
n=391n=502n=129

Age (yrs)70.8±8.673.1±8.071.5±8.1.001

Male gender296 (75.7%)367 (73.1%)90 (69.8%).62

Hypertension341 (87.2%)442 (88.0%)107 (82.9%).24

Diabetes168 (43.0%)168 (33.5%)46 (35.7%).01

CKD118 (30.3%)112 (22.4%)24 (18.4%).01

Left ventricle ejection fraction56.1±8.054.1±8.651.3±8.9.001

Bilateral COD30 (7.7%)97 (19.4%)42 (32.9%).001

Multivessel CAD264 (67.5%)235 (46.8%)89 (69.0%).001

Acute coronary syndrome77 (19.7%)110 (21.9%)36 (27.9%).23

Neurological symptoms63 (16.1%)86 (17.2%)43 (33.3%).001

Values are n (%) or mean ± SD. =Endovascular versus Surgical and Hybrid; =Surgical versus Endovascular and Hybrid; =Hybrid versus Surgical and Endovascular. CAD=coronary artery disease; CKD=chronic kidney disease; COD= carotid obstructive disease.