Research Article
Arterial Stiffness and Indices of Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients with Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Etiology
Table 1
Basic characteristics of patients in both groups.
| | Parameter | Patients with ESUS () | Controls () | |
| | Gender (male) (%) | 42 | 61 | 0.059 | | Median age (years) | 54 (IQR 47-58) | 53 (47-58) | 0,89 | | SP (mmHg) | | | 0.05 | | DP (mmHg) | | | 0.72 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 26.1 (22.4-28.7) | 25 (21.8-28.1) | 0.49 | | Hypertension (%) | 52 | 43 | 0.36 | | CAD (%) | 9 | 9 | 0.76 | | Diabetes | 8 | 0 | 0.23 | | Smoking (%) | 38 | 13 | 0.02 | | ASA (%) | 23 | 9 | 0.12 | | Statin (%) | 23 | 17 | 0.66 | | Beta blocker (%) | 28 | 12 | 0.13 | | ACE (%) | 37 | 24 | 0.2 | | CCB (%) | 20 | 9 | 0.27 | | Insulin (%) | 8 | 0 | 0.23 | | Diuretic (%) | 20 | 15 | 0.75 |
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ASA: acetylsalicylic acid; ACE: angiotensin-converting enzyme; BMI: body mass index; CAD: coronary artery disease; CCB: calcium-channel blocker; DP: diastolic pressure; SP: systolic pressure.
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