Patient characteristics (n=185)
| Characteristic | Value |
| Age | 60±14 |
| Men | 105 (57) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 50 (27) |
| Hypertension | 68 (37) |
| Hyperlipidaemia* | 49 (27) |
| Congestive heart failure* | 15 (8) |
| Cardioembolic stroke | 139 (75) |
| History of cerebrovascular accident/transient ischaemic attack | 54 (29) |
| Late effects of cerebrovascular accident | 33 (72) |
| History of atrial fibrillation/flutter† | 10 (5) |
| Atrial fibrillation/flutter during hospitalisation‡ | 11 (6) |
| CT before transoesophageal echocardiography§ | 171 (94) |
| Cerebrovascular accident on CT§ | 42 (23) |
| MRI before transoesophageal echocardiography§ | 164 (90) |
| Cerebrovascular accident on MRI§ | 156 (86) |
| Length of stay (days) | 6 (3, 9) |
| Initiated on oral anticoagulation at discharge | 19 (10) |
| Change management due to transoesophageal echocardiography | 7 (4) |
Mean±SD; frequency (%); median (quartile 1, quartile 3).
*Missing 1
†Missing 2
‡Missing 5
§Missing 3