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Table 4 Distribution of left atrial enlargement and left ventricular hypertrophy by stroke subtype

From: Left atrial volumes and associated stroke subtypes

Mean Values

Cardioembolic stroke

Atherothrombotic stroke

P value

LAVi *

33.4

30

< .00

ml/m 2

LAD #

36

35

< .05

mm

LVMi ß

80.9

76

< .05

gm/m 2

   
  1. * LAVi: Left atrial volume index, left atrial diameter and left atrial volume indexed to body surface area is a better measure when left atrial dilation is non- uniform.
  2. # LAD: Left atrial dilation is a single-axis measurement based on the antero-posterior length of the left atrium, may be unreliable when dilation is non-uniform.
  3. ß LVMi: Left ventricular mass index, Left ventricular mass indexed to body surface area is a measure of the left ventricular hypertrophy.
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BMC Neurology

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