Research Article
Arterial Stiffness and Indices of Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients with Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Etiology
Table 2
Basic characteristics of patients in both groups—evaluation of biochemical parameters in groups.
| | Parameter | Patients with ESUS (median with IQR) | Controls (median with IQR) | |
| | K+ (mmol/L) | 4.08 (±0.35) | 4.21 (±0.28) | 0.058 | | Creatinine (μm/L) | 75.0 (64.0-89.0) | 68.0 (62.0-78.0) | 0.21 | | GFR (mL/min/1.73 m3) | 75 (64-89) | 68 (62-78) | 0.002 | | NT-proBNP (pg/mL) | 391 (107.9-1249.22) | 109 (46.22-236.90) | 0.0003 | | Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | | | 0.057 | | LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 2.83 (2.07-4.0) | 3.02 (2.66-3.67) | 0.37 | | HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.19 (0.95-1.46) | 1.37 (1.19-1.6) | 0.02 | | Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.58 (1.11-2.0) | 1.33 (0.86-1.7) | 0.16 | | APTT (s) | 28.1 (25.9-31.3) | 28.7 (26.5-31.7) | 0.42 | | PT (s) | 12.0 (11.5-12.6) | 11.9 (11.7-12.4) | 0.90 | | ADMA (μmol/L) | 0.44 (0.39-0.55) | 0.36 (0.32-0.40) | 0.0002 | | IL-6 (pg/mL) | 2.6 (0.8-8.1) | 0.7 (0.4- 1.2) | 0.002 |
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ADMA: asymmetric dimethylarginine; APTT: activated partial thromboplastin time; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; IL-6: interleukin 6; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; K+: potassium; NT-proBNP: N-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide; GFR: glomerular filtration rate; PT: prothrombin time.
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