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Table 7 Results of regression analysis for aortic valve regurgitation

From: Doppler flow morphology characteristics of epiaortic arteries in aortic valve pathologies: a retrospective study on a cohort of patients with ischemic stroke

Flow characteristic

Odds ratio (OR) (confidence interval (CI))

P value

Bisferious pulse CCA

6.4 (3.4–11.9)

 < 0.001

Zero diastole CCA

3.8 (1.1–13.8)

0.004

Diastolic reversal CCA

5.7 (2.7–12.2)

 < 0.001

No dicrotic notch CCA

9.9 (5.6–17.4)

 < 0.001

Bisferious pulse ICA

10.3 (5.4–19.7)

 < 0.001

Diastolic reversal ICA

9.3 (3.8–22.9)

 < 0.001

No dicrotic notch ICA

63.1 (17.0–234.3)

 < 0.001

Bisferious pulse ECA

3.3 (1.3–8.3)

0.013

Zero diastole ECA

6.0 (2.8–12.8)

 < 0.001

Diastolic reversal ECA

5.2 (2.6–10.6)

 < 0.001

No dicrotic notch ECA

15.6 (7.6–32.1)

 < 0.001

Bisferious pulse CCA + ICA

10.7 (3.4–33.9)

 < 0.001

Diastolic reversal CCA + ICA

15.4 (3.2–74.6)

 < 0.001

No dicrotic notch CCA + ICA

102.1 (12.4–839.4)

 < 0.001

  1. CCA common carotid artery, ICA internal carotid artery, ECA external carotid artery, OR ods ratio, CI confidence interval