From: Addressing the relationship between cardiac hypertrophy and ischaemic stroke: an observational study
Variable | Number | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 44 | 80 |
Female | 11 | 20 |
Risk factors | ||
Diabetes | 9 | 16.4 |
Hypertension | 32 | 58.2 |
Hypercholestrolaemia | 7 | 12.7 |
Stroke | 7 | 12.7 |
Transient ischaemic attack | 3 | 5.5 |
Atrial fibrillation | 0 | 0 |
Heart failure | 0 | 0 |
Ischaemic heart disease | 9 | 16.4 |
Smoking | 17 | 30.9 |
No identifiable risk factors | 13 | 23.6 |
Clinical classification of strokes* | ||
TACI | 0 | 0 |
PACI | 20 | 36.4 |
POCI | 8 | 14.5 |
Lacunar infarct | 27 | 49.1 |