Carotid artery measurements, peripheral artery disease and flow-mediated dilation (FMD) of study patients, classified according to the presence or absence of critical coronary stenosis (CoS)
| Variables | With CoS≥70% | Without CoS≥70% |
| Number (%) | 26 (35) | 48 (65) |
| Baseline brachial artery diameter (mm) | 3.94±0.6 | 3.71±0.6 |
| FMD 50 s (% dilation) | 2.4±8.0 | 6.2±5.7 |
| Peak FMD (% dilation) | 4.4±7.9* | 8.0±4.4 |
| Mean right CCA IMT (μm) | 913±192 | 867±184 |
| Mean left CCA IMT (μm) | 955±252* | 816±174 |
| Maximal right CCA IMT (μm) | 1037±243 | 1011±246 |
| Maximal left CCA IMT (μm) | 1057±280* | 963±194 |
| Carotid atherosclerosis (%) | 88† | 50 |
| Peripheral artery disease (%) | 42* | 21 |
Values are expressed as mean ±SD.
*P<0.05.
†P=0.001.
CCA, common carotid artery; IMT, intima-media thickness measurement.