Table 3.
TEE-findings in all 485 patients, in all patients with cryptogenic etiology and with cryptogenic etiology in different age groups.
| All patients n = 485 | Cryptogenic etiology n = 329 | <55 years n = 86 | ≥55 and <75 years n = 161 | ≥75 years n = 82 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endocarditis, no (%) |
3 (0.6%) | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.2%) |
| SEC, no (%) | 34 (7.0%) | 7 (2.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.6%) | 6 (7.3%) |
| Vmax LAA ≤30cm/s, no (%) | 19 (3.9%) | 3 (0.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.6%) | 2 (2.4%) |
| LA/LAA-thrombus, no (%) | 3 (0.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| PFO, no (%) | 44 (9.1%) | 34 (10.3%) | 21 (24.4%) | 10 (6.2%) | 3 (3.7%) |
| ASA, no (%) | 23 (4.7%) | 17 (5.2%) | 2 (2.3%) | 4 (2.5%) | 11 (13.4%) |
| PFO plus ASA, no (%) |
91 (18.8%) | 64 (19.5%) | 18 (20.9%) | 32 (19.9%) | 14 (17.1%) |
| ASD, no (%) | 6 (1.2%) | 5 (1.5%) | 4 (4.7%) | 1 (0.6%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Aortic plaque <4 mm, no (%) |
316 (65.2%) | 204 (62.0%) | 13 (15.1%) | 120 (74.5%) | 71 (86.6%) |
| Aortic Arch plaque ≥4 mm, no (%) |
113 (23.1%) | 72 (21.6%) | 2 (1.2%), | 37 (23.0%) | 33 (40.2%) |
| Aorta descendens plaque ≥4 mm, no (%) | 197 (40.6%) | 126 (38.1%) | 4 (3.5%) | 72 (44.7%) | 50 (60.1%) |
| Aortic thrombus, no (%) | 16 (3.3%) | 12 (3.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (3.1%) | 7 (8.5%) |
Please note that all aortic plaques shown here include plaques of the proximal descending aorta. SEC, spontaneous echo contrast; Vmax-LAA, maximal left atrial appendage velocity; LAA/LA, left atrial appendage/left atrium; PFO, patent foramen ovale; ASA, atrial septum aneurysm; ASD, atrial septum defect.