VEGFA and ischemic stroke: VEGF-A levels were significantly elevated in acute and early subacute hemorrhagic stroke compared with the corresponding phases of ischemic stroke (1051 (IQR: 989–1146) pg/mL vs. 489 (IQR: 260–742) pg/mL, p < 0.001), (1034 (IQR: 1016–1657) pg/mL vs. 669 (IQR: 328–779) pg/mL, p = 0.021), respectively) (Figure 1).