Table 2.

Summary of transthoracic echocardiography results

Major cardiac sources of embolism	11 (1.0%)
Endocarditis	0
Intracardiac tumour	1 (0.1%)
LA/LAA thrombus	0
LV thrombus	3 (0.3%)
LV aneurysm	5 (0.5%)
LV thrombus and LV aneurysm	2 (0.2%)
Mitral valve stenosis	0
Minor cardiac sources of embolism	29 (2.7%)
Complex aortic arch atheromatous plaque	1 (0.1%)
LV dysfunction with LVEF < 35%	12 (1.1%)
Moderate or severe aortic valve stenosis	15 (1.4%)
LV dysfunction with LVEF < 35% and aortic valve stenosis	1 (0.1%)
Right-to-left shunt
Patients < 60 years and RoPE ≥ 6	180/1084
Contrast echocardiography	117 (65.0%)
Definite PFO	26 (22.2%)
PFO closure	18 (15.4%)
Initiation of OAC	2 (1.7%)
No treatment change	6 (5.1%)
Possible PFO	1 (0.9%)

Data are presented as n (%)

LA left atrium, LAA left atrial appendage, LV left ventricle, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, RoPE risk of paradoxical embolism, PFO patent foramen ovale, OAC oral anticoagulants