Research Article

Association between Oral Pathology, Carotid Stenosis, and Oral Bacterial DNA in Cerebral Thrombi of Patients with Stroke

Table 1

Patients’ characteristics.

All patients

Age ()
Male gender, (%)50 (70.4)
Diabetes, (%)12 (16.9)
Dyslipidemia, (%)29 (45.3)
Arterial hypertension, (%)38 (53.5)
Coronary heart disease, (%)14 (20.0)
Cerebrovascular diseasea, (%)18 (40.9)
Pulmonary disease, (%)4 (5.71)
Renal insufficiency, (%)6 (8.57)
Atrial fibrillation, (%)47 (66.2)
Heart failure, (%)9 (12.7)
Arrival time to the hospital, hours (median)2.20

aData for previous cerebrovascular disease was available only for 44 patients.