Cardioembolic Sources in Stroke Patients in South of Brazil

Table 2

Prevention therapy for cardioembolic stroke in hospital admission.

Cardioembolic subtypes		Oral anticoagulants (%)	Antiaggregants (%)	None (%)
Arrhythmias	130	63 (48.4)	40 (30.7)	27 (20.7)
Valvular heart disease	45	37 (82.2)	6 (13.3)	2 (4.4)
Coronary artery disease	41	11 (26.8)	27 (65.8)	3 (7.3)
Cardiomyopathy	12	5 (41.6)	6 (50)	1 (8.3)
Septal abnormalities	24	4 (16.6)	16 (66.6)	4 (16.6)
Intracardiac injuries	4	0	1 (25)	3 (75)
Total	256	120 (46.8)	96 (37.5)	40 (15.6)