Comparison between Ischemic Stroke Patients <50 Years and ≥50 Years Admitted to a Single Centre: The Bergen Stroke Study
Table 3
Heart disorders associated with cardiac embolism.
Young patients ()
Old patients ()
P
Patent foramen ovale
4
9
—
Patent foramen ovale and atrial septal aneurysm
2
0
—
Patent foramen ovale and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
1
0
—
Atrial fibrillation (paroxysmal and chronic)
3
261
<.01
Atrial flutter
0
6
.54
Atrial septal defect
1
0
—
Atrial septal defect and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
1
0
—
Atrial septal aneurysm
0
2
—
Ventricular septal defect
1
0
—
Anterior myocardial infarction/akinesia
2
6
—
Heart valve dysfunction
0
15
—
Mechanical heart valve
4
10
—
Mechanical heart valve and prothrombotic disorder
1
0
—
Ventricular thrombus
0
2
—
Papillary fibroelastoma
1
0
—
Cardiomyopathy
0
2
—
Severe heart failure
0
3
.66
Other
0
12
—
Cardiac embolism due to atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter*
5 (5)
267 (29.1)
<.001
Cardiac embolism due to disorders other than atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter*
18 (18)
61 (5.5)
<.001
P value is given only for diagnoses where equal investigation methods were used for both groups.
*in relation to all 100 young and 1117 old patients included in the study.
