Cerebral microembolism detected by transcranial Doppler during cardiac procedures

Stroke

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2508-2510

  Stygall, Jan ^a   Kong, Robert ^a   Walker, J Malcolm ^a   Hardman, Suzanna M C ^a   Harrison, Michael J G ^a,b   Newman, Stanton P ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac catheterization; Cardioversion; Doppler, transcranial; Embolism; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MICROEMBOLISM; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033800399     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.31.10.2508     Document Type: Article

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