Table 6

Odds of hospitalisation for recurrent ischaemic stroke, myocardial infarction and heart failure as a function of TTE finding categories

1 year outcomesCategory I finding
OR (95% CI)
Category II finding
OR (95% CI)
Category III finding
OR (95% CI)
Hospitalisation for recurrent ischaemic stroke (n=124)0.54 (0.30 to 0.96)
p=0.0347
0.77 (0.51 to 1.16)
p=0.2091
1.25 (0.84 to 1.87)
p=0.2772
Hospitalisation for myocardial infarction (n=21)1.45 (0.53 to 3.97)
p=0.4701
2.46 (1.04 to 5.80)
p=0.0398
0.91 (0.36 to 2.24)
p=0.8238
Hospitalisation for heart failure (n=28)1.01 (0.38 to 2.65)
p=0.9895
5.62 (2.47 to 12.79)
p<0.0001
>99 (<0.01 to >999.99)
p=0.9527
  • TTE, transthoracic echocardiography.