Table 2.
Stroke etiology according TOAST criteria prior to and after considering TEE findings.
| All patients n = 485 | <55 years n = 109 | ≥55– <75 years n = 248 | ≥75 years n = 128 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOAST classification, no (%) | – TEE data | + TEE data | – TEE data | + TEE data | – TEE data | + TEE data | – TEE data | + TEE data |
| Large-artery atherosclerosis, no (%) | 53 (10.9%) |
131 (27.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
6 (5.5%) |
37 (14.9%) |
83 (33.5%) |
10 (7.8%) |
42 (32.8%) |
| Presumed cardioembolism, no (%) | 64 (13.2%) |
116 (23.9%) |
6 (5.5%) |
29 (26.6%) |
34 (13.7%) |
52 (21.0%) |
24 (18.8%) |
35 (27.3%) |
| Small-vessel disease, no (%) | 21 (4.3%) |
13 (2.7%) |
1 (0.9%) |
1 (0.9%) |
11 (4.4%) |
5 (2.0%) |
9 (7.0%) |
7 (5.5%) |
| Other etiology, no (%) | 15 (3.1%) |
12 (2.5%) |
10 (9.2%) |
8 (7.3%) |
4 (1.6%) |
4 (1.6%) |
1 (0.8%) |
0 (0.0%) |
| ≥1 probable etiology, no (%) | 3 (0.6%) |
42 (8.7%) |
0 (0.0%) |
3 (2.8%) |
1 (0.4%) |
24 (9.7%) |
2 (1.6%) |
15 (11.7%) |
| Cryptogenic etiology, no (%) | 329 (67.8%) |
171 (35.3%) |
86 (78.9%) |
62 (56.9%) |
161 (64.9%) |
80 (32.3%) |
82 (64.0%) |
29 (22.7%)a |
Other etiology, other determined etiology.