Table 1:

Patient baseline characteristics

Characteristic	No. (%)
Patients	116 (100.0)
Men	99 (85.3)
Women	17 (14.7)
Mean age (range) (yr)	65.8 (40–82)
Symptomatic patients	105 (90.5)
TIA/amaurosis fugax	44 (37.9)
Minor stroke/stroke (mRS, <3)	61 (52.6)
Asymptomatic patients	11 (9.5)
Vascular risk factors
Diabetes	49 (42.2)
Hypertension	84 (72.4)
Hyperlipidemia	65 (56)
Cigarette smoking	56 (48.3)
Coronary artery disease	35 (30.2)
Peripheral vascular disease	27 (23.3)