Comparison between Ischemic Stroke Patients <50 Years and ≥50 Years Admitted to a Single Centre: The Bergen Stroke Study
Table 5
Investigations.
Young patients ()
Old patients ()
P
ECG on admission
Total
82 (82)
1057 (94.6)
Atrial fibrillation
2 (2.4)
181 (17.1)
<.001
Left bundle branch block
0 (0)
38 (3.6)
.11
Left ventricle hypertrophy
6 (7.3)
73 (6.9)
.82
Unspecific ST depression
7 (8.5)
232 (21.9)
.003
Acute anterior myocardial infarction
0 (0)
3 (.3)
1.00
Old anterior myocardial infarction
2 (2.4)
52 (4.9)
.42
Acute inferior myocardial infarction
0 (0)
2 (.2)
1.00
Old inferior myocardial infarction
2 (2.4)
59 (5.6)
.31
Echocardiography
Total
63 (63)
357 (32.0)
TTE
28 (44.4)
284 (79.6)
TEE
35 (55.6)
73 (20.4)
Left ventricle hypertrophy
7 (11.1)
119 (33.3)
<.001
Patent foramen ovale
10 (15.9)
14 (3.9)
.001
Sequelae anterior myocardial infarction
2 (3.2)
19 (5.3)
.75
Sequelae inferior myocardial infarction
0 (0)
16 (4.5)
.15
Holter monitoring
Total
57 (57)
434 (38.9)
Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
1 (1.8)
78 (18.0)
.001
Duplex of cervical arteries
Total
86 (86)
893 (79.9)
ICA stenosis¹
11 (12.8)
356 (39.9)
.000
Symptomatic ICA stenosis ≤49%¹*
0 (0)
83 (13.9)
.002
Symptomatic ICA stenosis 50–69%¹*
0 (0)
55 (9.2)
Symptomatic ICA stenosis 70%–99%¹*
2 (3.9)
34 (5.7)
Symptomatic occlusion¹*
5 (9.8)
29 (4.9)
No ICA stenosis¹*
44 (86.3)
397 (66.4)
Data are expressed as mean or n (%). ECG, electrocardiography; ICA, internal carotid artery. ¹Area reduction measured by neurosonology.
*Among patients with ipsilateral infarction in the middle cerebral artery territory.
