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Table 1 Distribution of the patients according to demographic data, echocardiography findings, stroke, thromboembolic and bleeding risk stratification, concomitant diseases

From: Findings of transoesophageal echocardiogram in appropriately anticoagulated patients with persistent atrial fibrillation prior to planned cardioversion

 

Patients

Warfarin group

NOACs group

 

(n, %)

(n, %)

(n, %)

Male

277 (64.1%)

193 (63.1%)

84 (66.7%)

Female

155 (35.9%)

113 (36.9%)

42 (33.3%)

Age, years ± SD

65.1 ± 11.5

64.6 ± 11.1

64.9 ± 12.5

CHA2DS2-VASc value ± SD

3.5 ± 1.5

3.6 ± 1.6

3.4 ± 1.5

HAS-BLED value ± SD

0.9 ± 0.9

1.1 ± 0.9

0.9 ± 0.9

HF

330 (76.4%)

238 (77.8%)

92 (73.0%)

AH

399 (92.4%)

280 (91.5%)

119 (94.4%)

CAD

216 (50.0%)

164 (53.6%)

52 (41.3%)

Previous stroke or TIA

23 (5.3%)

21 (6.9%)

2 (1.6%)

DM

54 (12.5%)

41 (13.4%)

13 (10.3%)

BMI 18.5 – 24.9 kg/m2

59 (14.5%)

39 (13.5%)

20 (16.8%)

BMI 25.0 – 29.9 kg/m2

138 (33.9%)

95 (33.0%)

43 (36.1%)

BMI ≥30 kg/m2

209 (51.4%)

153 (53.0%)

56 (47.0%)

LVH

29 (6.7%)

19 (6.2%)

10 (7.9%)

LVEF ≥50%

219 (50.7%)

142 (46.4%)

77 (61.1%)

LVEF 41–49%

134 (31.0%)

99 (32.4%)

35 (27.8%)

LVEF ≤40%

79 (18.3%)

65 (21.2%)

14 (11.1%)

No LA enlargement

73 (16.9%)

41 (13.4%)

32 (25.4%)

I° LA enlargement

126 (29.2%)

91 (29.7%)

35 (27.8%)

II° LA enlargement

126 (29.2%)

94 (30.7%)

32 (25.4%)

III° LA enlargement

107 (24.8%)

80 (26.1%)

27 (21.4%)

Total

432 (100%)

306 (70.8%)

126 (29.2%)

  1. BMI body mass index, CAD coronary artery disease, DM diabetes mellitus, HF heart failure, LA left atrial, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, LVH left ventricle hypertrophy, NOACs non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants, SD standard deviation, TIA transient ischemic attack