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. 2013 Oct 18;13:149. doi: 10.1186/1471-2377-13-149

Table 4.

Distribution of left atrial enlargement and left ventricular hypertrophy by stroke subtype

Mean Values Cardioembolic stroke Atherothrombotic stroke P value
LAVi *
33.4
 30
 < .00
ml/m 2
LAD #
36
 35
 < .05
mm
LVMi ß
80.9
 76
 < .05
gm/m 2      

*LAVi: Left atrial volume index, left atrial diameter and left atrial volume indexed to body surface area is a better measure when left atrial dilation is non- uniform.

#LAD: Left atrial dilation is a single-axis measurement based on the antero-posterior length of the left atrium, may be unreliable when dilation is non-uniform.

ßLVMi: Left ventricular mass index, Left ventricular mass indexed to body surface area is a measure of the left ventricular hypertrophy.