Cardiac changes in stroke patients and controls evaluated with transoesophageal echocardiography

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 329-337

  Roijer, A ^a   Lindgren, A ^a   Algotsson, L ^a   Nornving, B ^a   Olsson, B ^a   Eskilsson, J ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiac embolic sources; Control subjects; Stroke; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031435349     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14017439709075949     Document Type: Article

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