Utility of short-term telemetry heart rhythm monitoring and CHA2DS2-VASc stratification in patients presenting with suspected cerebrovascular accident

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World J Cardiol. Feb 26, 2023; 15(2): 56-63
Published online Feb 26, 2023. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v15.i2.56

Table 1 Demographics of the study population, n (%)

Variable	Confirmed CVA/TIA (n = 194)	Absent CVA/TIA (n = 63)
Mean age (yr)	67.54	58.54
Ethnicity
White	105 (54.12)	32 (50.79)
Black	70 (36.08)	22 (34.92)
Other	19 (9.80)	9 (14.29)
Gender
Men	93 (47.94)	24 (38.10)
Women	101 (52.06)	39 (61.90)
Mean BMI	27.36	29.10
Dyslipidemia	108 (55.70)	22 (34.90)
Smoking	54 (27.83)	14 (22.20)

CVA: Cerebrovascular accident; BMI: Body mass index; TIA: Transient ischemic attack.

Table 2 CHA₂DS₂-Vasc scores of patients with confirmed cerebrovascular accident /transient ischemic attack vs absent cerebrovascular accident /transient ischemic attack, n (%)

CHA₂DS₂-Vasc	Confirmed CVA/TIA (n = 194)	Absent CVA/TIA (n = 63)
0	11 (5.70)	4 (6.35)
1	26 (13.40)	19 (30.16)
2	24 (12.37)	10 (15.87)
3	29 (14.95)	15 (23.81)
4	42 (21.65)	4 (6.35)
5	26 (13.40)	4 (6.35)
6	20 (10.31)	4 (6.35)
7	11 (5.67)	3 (4.76)
8	5 (2.55)	0 (0.00)
Mean	3.59	2.61^a
Median	4	2^a

^aP value < 0.001 on Mann-Whitney U Test. CVA: Cerebrovascular accident; TIA: Transient ischemic attack.

Citation: Bhuiya T, Roman S, Aydin T, Patel B, Zeltser R, Makaryus AN. Utility of short-term telemetry heart rhythm monitoring and CHA₂DS₂-VASc stratification in patients presenting with suspected cerebrovascular accident. World J Cardiol 2023; 15(2): 56-63
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v15/i2/56.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v15.i2.56