Table 5

ASCOD grade breakdown

C1Significant cardiac pathology and single infarctLeft ventricle EF <35%
7.4% (13)2.3% (4)
C2Left ventricle apical akinesia and decreased EFNo cardiac pathology but multiple infarcts
4.0% (7)10.3% (18)
O1Moyamoya diseaseSystemic lupus
2.9% (5)2.3% (4)
O3Abnormal hypercoagulability laboratories (see Methods)Homocysteinemia <40 μmol/LAntiphospholipid AB <100 GPL unitsThrombocytosis <800 000/mm3
12.6% (22)8.6% (15)5.7% (10)2.9% (5)
  • Within each ASCOD grade, specific pathologies were quantified.

  • EF, ejection fraction.