Patent foramen ovale in patients with cerebral infarction: A transesophageal echocardiographic study

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 819-822

  Petty, George W ^a   Khandheria, Bijoy K ^a   Chu, Chu Pin ^a   Sicks, JoRean D ^a   Whisnant, Jack P ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030850819     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1997.00550190013008     Document Type: Article

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