Research Article
Risk Factors and Etiology of Young Ischemic Stroke Patients in Estonia
Table 2
Sources of cardioembolism in first-ever stroke patients.
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| | High-risk sources | | | | Atrial fibrillation | 61 | 48% | | Recent myocardial infarction | 12 | 9% | | Cardiomyopathy | 7 | 6% | | Endocarditis | 7 | 6% | | Sick sinus syndrome
| 5 | 4% | | Intracardiac thrombus | 5 | 4% | | Mechanical heart valve
| 4 | 3% | | Rheumatic valve disease | 4 | 3% | | Congestive heart failure | 3 | 2% | | Ventricular wall akinesia | 2 | 2% | | PFO + ASA | 2 | 2% | | Myxoma
| 1 | 1% | | Congenital cardiac malformation | 1 | 1% | | Sources of low or uncertain risk | | | | PFO | 7 | 6% | | Hypokinetic left ventricular segment | 4 | 3% | | ASA | 1 | 1% |
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