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. 2023 Jun 2;102(22):e33928. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000033928

Table 2.

Comparison of synchronous c-TCD and c-TTE with c-TCD alone and c-TTE alone.

N = 95 Number of positive cases (%)
Grade III Grade II Grade I Positive cases (n, %) Negative cases (n, %)
c-TCD + c-TTE 13 (13.6%)* 19 (20.0%)‡ 34 (35.8%)† 66 (69.5%)§ 29 (30.5%)
c-TCD alone 5 (5.3%)* 5 (5.3%)‡ 20 (21.1%)† 30 (31.6%)¥ 65 (68.4%)
c-TTE alone 10 (10.5%) 17 (17.8%) 22 (23.2%) 49 (51.6%) 46 (48.4%)
Chi-squared value * and *: 3.928 ‡ and ‡: 9.347 † and †: 5.071 § and ¥: 27.287
§ and : 6.366
P value * and *: .047 ‡ and ‡: .002 † and †: .024 § and ¥: .000
§ and : .012

c-TCD = contrast transcranial Doppler, c-TTE = contrast transthoracic echocardiography.

* Number of positive cases in RLS Grade III.

¥ Number of positive cases in c-TCD alone.

† Number of positive cases in RLS Grade I.

‡ Number of positive cases in RLS Grade II.

§ Number of positive cases in c-TCD + c-TTE.

Number of positive cases in c-TTE alone.