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Patient characteristics.
| Characteristic | |
|---|---|
| No. of patients | 13 |
| Age, years (mean ± SD) | 69 ± 8 |
| Sex | |
| Male, n | 9 |
| Female, n | 4 |
| Symptomatic, n | 11 |
| Cerebral infarction, n | 11 |
| Qualifying artery, n | |
| ICA (occlusion/stenosis) | 9 (5/4) |
| MCA (occlusion/stenosis) | 4 (3/1) |
| Comorbidities, n | |
| Hypertension | 8 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 3 |
| Ischemic heart disease | 0 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 4 |
| Smoking habit (current and former), n | 5 |
ICA, internal carotid artery; SD, standard deviation.
