From: Transesophageal echocardiography in patients with cryptogenic cerebral ischemia
Rank | Ischemic stroke (n = 383) | TIA (n = 319) | P (Chi2 Pearson) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | PFO (94; 24.5%) | PFO (58; 18.2%) | 0.053 |
2 | Valvular abnormalities (73; 19.1%) | Valvular abnormalities (38; 11.9%) | 0.014 |
3 | Aortic calcification (73; 19.1%) | Aortic calcification (32; 10.0%) | 0.001 |
4 | Aortic plaque (71; 18.5%) | Aortic plaque (31; 9.7%) | 0.002 |
5 | Aoric valve aclerosis (45; 11.7%) | Aoric valve aclerosis (21; 6.6%) | 0.029 |
6 | Atrial septal aneurysm (36; 9.4%) | Left atrial dilatation (20; 6.3%) | LA dilatation: 0.807 |
7 | regional myocardial dyskinesia in > 2 segments (33; 8.6%) | regional myocardial dyskinesia in > 2 segments (17; 5.3%) | 0.131 |
8 | Left atrial dilatation (27; 7.0%) | Atrial septal aneurysm (15; 4.7%) | ASA 0.213 |
9 | ASD (17; 4.4%) | ASD (11; 3.4%) | 0.65 |
10 | SEC(16; 4.2%) | Mitral valve prolapse (6; 1.9%) | Â |