From: Reproducibility of Transcranial Doppler ultrasound in the middle cerebral artery
Characteristics | n (%) Total = 20 |
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Demographics | |
 Age, years | 72±10.6 |
 Male | 11 (55) |
Vital signs | |
 Systolic BP | 146.6±27.3 |
 Diastolic BP | 77.4±11.0 |
 Heart rate/min | 70.15±14.89 |
Smoker status | |
 Current smoker | 2 (10) |
 Former smoker | 12 (60) |
 Never smoked | 6 (30) |
Presenting diagnosis | |
 Cerebral TIA | 9 (45) |
 Ocular TIA | 7 (35) |
 Stroke | 2 (10) |
Duplex scan severity of stenosis (%) | |
 30–40% | 9 (45) |
 4–50% | 6 (30) |
 50–70% | 3 (15) |
 > 70% | 2 (10) |
 Duration between index event and 1st transcranial Doppler (days) | 11.6±2.4 |
Relevant medical history | |
 Hypertension | 15 (75) |
 Hypercholesterolemia | 20 (100) |
 Diabetes Mellitus | 3 (15) |
 Ischaemic Heart Disease | 4 (20) |
 Peripheral Vascular Disease | 1 (5) |
 TIA | 4 (20) |
 Stroke | 3 (15) |
 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 3 (15) |
Baseline medication therapy | |
 Antiplatelet | 18 (90) |
 Anticoagulant | 2 (10) |
 Statin | 20 (100) |
 Beta-blocker | 4 (20) |
 Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor | 7 (35) |