TABLE 1:

Patient characteristics

Patient/Age (y)/Sex	Group	Cardiac Disease	Carotid Lesions	Aortic Lesions	Risk Factors
1/86/F	C	Yes	No	Unknown	HTN, HLP, Afib
2/84/M	C	Yes	No	Unknown	HTN, DM, HLP, Afib
3/67/F	C	Yes	No	Unknown	HTN, Afib
4/57/M	C	Yes	No	Unknown	HTN, Afib
5/58/M	C	Yes	No	Unknown	DM, HLP, Afib, MVS
6/80/F	C	Yes	No	Yes	DM, PFO, DVT
7/65/M	C	Yes	No	Unknown	HTN, Afib
8/84/M	C	Yes	No	Unknown	HTN, Afib
9/65/M	C	Yes	No	Unknown	HTN, Afib
10/76/M	C	Yes	No	Unknown	HTN, MI, smoking
11/86/F	C	Yes	No	Unknown	HTN, DM, Afib, MI
12/69/M	CA	No	Yes	No	HTN, HLP, smoking
13/77/M	CA	No	Yes	Unknown	HTN, DM
14/66/M	CA	No	Yes	Yes	HTN, DM
15/65/M	CA	No	Yes	Yes	HTN, DM
16/69/M	AO	No	No	Yes	HTN, DM, HLP, smoking
17/87/M	AO	No	No	Yes	HTN, HLP
18/83/M	AO	No	No	Yes	HTN, HLP
19/69/M	AO	No	No	Yes	HTN, HLP

Note.—Afib = atrial fibrillation, DM = diabetes mellitus, DVT = deep venous thrombosis, HLP = hypercholesterolemia, HTN = hypertension, MI = recent myocardial infarction, MVS = mitral valve stenosis, PFO = patent foramen ovale.