Baseline clinical and laboratory characteristics.
TIA
TIA, TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK
POBA, plain old balloon angioplasty; TIA, transient ischemic attack; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; hs-CRP, high sensitivity c-reactive protein; RAS, renin-angiotensin system.