Acute Stroke or TIA Mean ± SEM | Stable Cerebrovascular Disease Mean ± SEM | p | |
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Endothelium dependent vasodilatation | n = 17 | n = 17 | |
Baseline Diameter (mm) | 3.6 ± 0.2 | 3.5 ± 0.2 | 0.53 |
FMD (%) | 6.0 ± 1.1 | 4.7 ± 1.0 | 0.18 |
Endothelium independent vasodilatation | n = 6 | n = 6 | |
GTN-mediated dilatation (%) | 22.6 ± 4.3 | 19.1 ± 2.6 | 0.43 |