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 |
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| P value | * and *: .047 | ‡ and ‡: .002 | † and †: .024 | § and ¥: .000 § and : .012 |
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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.