Variable
|
NCE
(n = 349)
|
ESUS
(n = 307)
|
p-value
|
Age (mean + SD) |
64.6 ± 13.9 |
65.8 ± 14.8 |
0.298 |
Sex (% men) |
214 (61.3%) |
149 (48.5%) |
0.001 |
Hypertension (%) |
234 (67.0%) |
211 (68.7%) |
0.723 |
Diabetes (%) |
85 (24.4%) |
85 (27.7%) |
0.376 |
Hyperlipidemia (%) |
152 (43.6%) |
146 (47.6%) |
0.371 |
Coronary Artery Disease (%) |
52 (14.9%) |
43 (14.0%) |
0.723 |
Congestive Heart Failure (%)* |
2 (0.6%) |
13 (4.2%) |
0.003 |
Renal Disease (%) |
18 (5.16%) |
21 (6.8%) |
0.383 |
Current Smoker (%) |
94 (26.9%) |
69 (22.5%) |
0.158 |
Systolic blood pressure |
152.2 ± 29.5 |
144.6 ± 26.5 |
0.001 |
NIHSS (median, IQR) |
7 (3-15) |
10 (4-19) |
<0.001 |
Left Atrial Reservoir Strain (mean + SD) |
36.7 ± 17.9 |
32.0 ±
16.1 |
<0.001 |
Left Atrial Contractile Strain (mean + SD) |
17.4 ± 10.7 |
15.5 ±
9.6 |
0.018 |
Left Atrial Conduit Strain (mean + SD) |
19.3 ± 11.5 |
16.5 ±
10.7 |
0.001 |