Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics of the patients in the study (n = 173)

Age^a

69.50 ± 5.80

Male

106 (61.3%)

Body mass índex^a

26.20 ± 4.10

Level of education (years)

3.05 ± 3.08

Illiterate

52 (30.1%)

Systemic arterial hypertension

130 (75.1%)

Diabetes mellitus

69 (39.9%)

Dyslipidemia

123 (71.1%)

Previous stroke

27 (15.6%)

 Non smoker

123 (71.1%)

 Current smoker

30 (17.3%)

 Ex-smoker

20 (11.6%)

Alcohol consumption

34 (19.6%)

EuroSCORE II^a

4.06 ± 3.86

Ejection fraction (ECO)^a

0.53 ± 0.12

Cardiac rhythm (sinus rhythm)

153 (88.4%)

Pre MMSE^a

23.27 ± 4.51

Pre VFT^a

10.31 ± 3.75

Pre ClCr^a

60.73 ± 19.74