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Table 2 Preoperative risk factors of thromboembolic events

From: Preoperative risk factor analysis of postoperative stroke after Cox-maze procedure with mitral valve repair

 

Univariate

OR (95% CI)

p value

Age, years

1.34 (0.19-10.52)

0.75

Sex

0.92 (0.34-2.48)

0.86

Rheumatic etiology

0.63 (0.24-1.63)

0.34

Preoperative giant LA (>60 mm)

0.65 (0.15-2.87)

0.57

Hypertension

0.34 (0.05-2.58)

0.30

Concomitant cardiac surgery

1.08 (0.41-2.84)

0.88

Warfarin stop at 3 M postoperatively

0.79 (0.30-2.08)

0.63

Preoperative anticoagulation

NA

 

Preoperative LA thrombus

0.65 (0.09-.4.89)

0.67

Postoperative LA thrombus

2.25 (0.51-9.93)

0.28

Preoperative stroke history

3.23 (1.12-9.26)

0.03

CHADs2-VAS score

2.60 (0.90-7.48)

0.08

  1. Abbreviations: LA, left atrium; M, month; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidential interval; NA, not applicable due to zero count.