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Patient characteristics
SD = standard deviation; CAD = coronary artery disease; NIHSS = National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; mRS = modified Rankin scale; LAAS = large-artery atherosclerosis; SVD = small vessel disease; baPWV = brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity.
