Table 2 Clinical characteristics of cardioembolic stroke patients treated with oral anticoagulant.
From: Oral anticoagulation in elderly patients as secondary prevention of cardioembolic strokes
GENDER AND AGE | |
|---|---|
SEX | 40.6% male |
AGE | 83.2 (80-89) |
CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS | |
HT | 21 (65.6%) |
AF | 21 (65.6%) |
DIABETES | 7 (21.9%) |
DYSLIPEMIA | 6 (19.4%) |
ISCHEMIC CARDIOPATHY | 5 (15.7%) |
MIOCARDIOPATHY | 4 (12.9%) |
CONGESTIVE CARDIOPATHY FAILURE | 4 (12.9%) |
SYSTEMIC EMBOLISM EVENTS | 2 (6.3%) |
PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE | 1 (3.1%) |
SOCIAL SUPPORT | |
LIVING WITH FAMILY | 27 (84.4%) |
LIVING ALONE | 4 (12.5%) |
INSTITUTIONALIZED | 1 (3.1%) |