Thrombomodulin Ala455Val Polymorphism and the risk of cerebral infarction in a biracial population: the Stroke Prevention in Young Women Study

Table 4 Etiologies among cases with a probable or possible cause of stroke

	Probable Causes¹ (n = 70)	Possible Causes² (n = 30)
Large-artery autherosclerosis	9	8
Cardioembolism*	16	14
Lacune	7	3
Other determined cause**	38	5

¹ One patient had 2 probable causes, but only 1 cause is listed according to the following hierarchy: large-artery atherosclerosis > cardioembolism > lacune> other determined cause.
² Most patients had multiple possible causes, but only 1 cause is listed per patient according to the same hierarchy as for probable causes.
* Note one probable case attributed to "other determined cause", also had possible cardioembolism as an etiology, this case was removed from the secondary analysis. A total of 31 cases were removed from the secondary analysis on the basis of either probable (n = 16) or possible (n = 15) cardioembolism as the stroke etiology.
** Other determined causes included: Probable = 38, (10 non-atherosclerotic vasculopathy, 13 hematologic, 4 migraine, 6 oral contraceptive or exogenous estrogen use, 5 other drug related). Possible = 5, (3 hematologic, 2 migraine).

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