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Table 2 Clinical, ECG and Echocardiographic characteristics of stroke patients without AF history at stroke event

From: Electrocardiographic and Echocardiographic predictors of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation detected after ischemic stroke

 

NoAF Group, n = 86

ShortAF Group, n = 24

P value

Mean age, yearsa

66 ± 10

71 ± 9

0.033

Men, n (%)

55 (64)

15 (63)

1.000

BMIa

31 ± 23

30 ± 6

0.761

P-wave duration, msa

136 ± 15

143 ± 18

0.232

Patients with P-wave duration > 120 ms, n (%)

70 (81)

20 (83)

0.451

PR-interval, msa

175 ± 29

158 ± 22

0.007

P-wave terminal force in lead V1, mm x msa

23 ± 24

28 ± 35

0.394

QRS duration, msa

100 ± 18

100 ± 15

0.962

QTc, msa

430 ± 28

430 ± 28

1.000

PW morphology

  

0.570

X(+)Y(+)Z(-), n (%)

16 (20)

3 (14)

 

X(+)Y(+)Z(-/+), n (%)

45 (56)

15 (71)

 

IAB or X(+)Y(+/-), n (%)

2 (3)

0 (0)

 

X(+)Y(+)Z(+), n (%)

18 (22)

3 (14)

 

Left atrium volume index, ml/m2

32 ± 10

42 ± 15

0.007

EF, %

58 ± 12

56 ± 13

0.499

Left ventricular S, mma

33 ± 9

35 ± 8

0.496

Left ventricular D, mma

49 ± 7

50 ± 6

0.679

Right atrial pressure, mmHga

6 ± 2

6 ± 2

0.498

Right ventricular systolic pressure, mmHga

33 ± 11

36 ± 7

0.490

Diabetes, n (%)

17 (20)

1 (4)

0.115

Hypertension, n (%)

66 (76)

18 (75)

1.000

Ischemic heart disease, n (%)

17 (20)

4 (17)

1.000

Cardiac failure, n (%)

4 (5)

2 (9)

0.604

CHADS2 scorea

3.2 ± 0.9

3.2 ± 0.9

0.996

CHA2DS2-VASc scorea

4.3 ± 1.5

4.5 ± 1.4

0.579

  1. a- the results are cited as mean value ± standard deviation