From: PFO morphology for evaluation of c-TCD and c-TTE RLS grades
Characteristics | c-TTE RLS classification | t/Z/χ2 | P | |
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RLS < 2 (n = 33) | RLS ≥ 2 (n = 91) | |||
Gender(Male:Female) | 20:13 | 38:53 | 3.456 | 0.063 |
Age | 49.61 ± 13.37 | 49.30 ± 13.37 | 0.114 | 0.910 |
BMI | 24.00 ± 3.45 | 23.51 ± 3.34 | 0.715 | 0.476 |
Left ventricular EF% value | 69.09 ± 4.18 | 70.02 ± 4.25 | 1.083 | 0.281 |
Hypertension | 11(33.3) | 25 (27.5) | 0.404 | 0.525 |
Diabetes | 2(6.1) | 8 (8.8) | 0.014 | 0.904 |
Hyperlipidemia | 9(27.3) | 24 (26.4) | 0.010 | 0.920 |
Unexplained stroke | 7(21.2) | 17 (18.7) | 0.099 | 0.753 |
Smoking | 9(27.3) | 12 (13.2) | 3.416 | 0.065 |
Drinking | 1(3.0) | 6 (6.6) | 0.102 | 0.749 |
Migraine | 8(24.2) | 32 (35.2) | 1.322 | 0.250 |
Dizziness/syncope | 15 (45.5) | 35 (38.5) | 0.492 | 0.483 |
Chest tightness | 3 (9.1) | 7 (7.7) | 0.000 | 1.000 |
Right atrial height of the PFO | 1.20 (1.00, 1.50) | 2.70 (1.60, 3.30) | −6.073 | < 0.001 |
Left atrial height of the PFO | 1.30 (1.10, 1.60) | 2.60 (1.50, 3.00) | −3.896 | < 0.001 |
PFO tunnel length | 9.00 (6.75, 10.85) | 7.80 (6.00, 9.10) | −1.894 | 0.058 |
septum secundum thickness | 5.80 (4.65, 10.15) | 4.30 (3.60, 5.30) | −4.196 | < 0.001 |
PFO Types | 26.785 | < 0.001 | ||
SUT | 15 (45.5) | 6 (6.6) | ||
GUT | 8 (24.2) | 47 (51.6) | ||
Right funnelform | 4 (12.1) | 19 (20.9) | ||
Left funnelform | 6 (18.2) | 19 (20.9) | ||
IAS mobility distance | 2.00 (1.00, 2.00) | 5.00 (3.00, 6.00) | −6.547 | < 0.001 |
PFO angle | 18.76 ± 7.08 | 20.80 ± 7.16 | 1.410 | 0.161 |
RoEP score | 5.79 ± 1.73 | 6.06 ± 2.01 | 0.678 | 0.499 |