Patient baseline characteristics
| Age (years) (mean±SD) | 71.3±9.8 |
| Women (n (%)) | 8 (38.1) |
| Smoking (n (%)) | 8 (38.1) |
| Arterial hypertension (n (%)) | 15 (71.4) |
| Diabetes mellitus (n (%)) | 3 (14.3) |
| Dyslipidemia (n (%)) | 19 (90.5) |
| Pre-stroke modified Rankin Scale score | |
| 0 (n (%)) | 12 (57.1) |
| 1 (n (%)) | 5 (23.8) |
| 2 (n (%)) | 4 (19.1) |
| Pre-stroke antiplatelet therapy (n (%)) | 9 (42.9) |
| Single | 6 (28.6) |
| Double | 3 (14.3) |