Table 3

Comparison of cerebrovascular events between patients with MMD and AS-MMV

Before PSMAfter PSM
All cases
(n=1173)
MMD
(n=881)
AS-MMV (n=292)HR p valueAll cases
(n=572)
MMD
(n=286)
AS-MMV (n=286)HR p value
Cerebrovascular events during overall follow-up
 All events142 (12.1%)121 (13.7%)21 (7.2%)0.00867 (11.7%)46 (16.1%)21 (7.3%)0.002
 Ischaemic stroke115 (9.8%)98 (11.1%)17 (5.8%)0.01855 (9.6%)37 (12.9%)18 (6.3%)0.010
 Haemorrhage27 (2.3%)23 (2.6%)4 (1.4%)0.25612 (2.1%)9 (3.1%)3 (1.0%)0.142
Cerebrovascular events in the first 2 years
 All events105 (9.0%)91 (10.3%)14 (4.8%)<0.00148 (8.4%)34 (11.9%)14 (4.9%)0.003
 Ischaemic stroke85 (7.2%)75 (8.5%)10 (3.4%)<0.00138 (6.6%)27 (9.4%)11 (3.8%)0.001
 Haemorrhage20 (1.7%)16 (1.8%)4 (1.4%)0.60610 (1.7%)7 (2.4%)3 (1.0%)0.333
  • AS-MMV, atherosclerosis-associated moyamoya vasculopathy; MMD, moyamoya disease; PSM, propensity score matching.