TABLE 1.
Baseline Characteristics of the 591 Patients With and Without Thrombophilia
| With Thrombophilia (n = 134) | Without Thrombophilia (n = 457) | p Value | |
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| Age, yrs | 51.7 ± 14.4 | 49.8 ± 13.3 | 0.140 |
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| Female | 77 (57.5) | 205 (44.9) | 0.010 |
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| BMI, kg/m2 | 27.3 ± 7.6 | 26.9 ± 8.5 | 0.615 |
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| Medical history | |||
| Hypertension | 49 (36.6) | 161 (35.2) | 0.776 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 12 (9.0) | 40 (8.8) | 0.942 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 48 (35.8) | 176 (38.5) | 0.572 |
| CAD history | 9 (6.7) | 23 (5.0) | 0.449 |
| Smoking status | |||
| Current | 14 (10.4) | 72 (15.8) | 0.126 |
| Former | 31 (23.1) | 17 (3.7) | <0.001 |
| Family history of stroke | 25 (18.7) | 94 (20.6) | 0.627 |
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| Interatrial septal mobility | |||
| Atrial septal aneurysm | 24 (17.9) | 81 (17.7) | 0.960 |
| Hypermobility | 26 (19.4) | 74 (16.2) | 0.383 |
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| Interatrial right-to-left shunt size | |||
| Small | 42 (31.3) | 167 (36.5) | 0.268 |
| Medium | 34 (25.4) | 102 (22.3) | 0.460 |
| Large | 58 (43.3) | 188 (41.1) | 0.658 |
Values are mean ± SD or n (%).
BMI = body mass index; CAD = coronary artery disease; RoPE = Risk of Paradoxical Embolism.