Table 2.

Sources of cardioembolism in first-ever stroke patients.

	n = 127	%
High-risk sources
Atrial fibrillation	61	48%
Recent myocardial infarction	12	9%
Cardiomyopathy	7	6%
Endocarditis	7	6%
Sick sinus syndrome	5	4%
Intracardiac thrombus	5	4%
Mechanical heart valve	4	3%
Rheumatic valve disease	4	3%
Congestive heart failure	3	2%
Ventricular wall akinesia	2	2%
PFO + ASA	2	2%
Myxoma	1	1%
Congenital cardiac malformation	1	1%
Sources of low or uncertain risk
PFO	7	6%
Hypokinetic left ventricular segment	4	3%
ASA	1	1%