The role of atrial septal abnormalities in cryptogenic stroke - Still questionable?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 198-200

  Franke, A ^a   Hanrath, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEURYSM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EMBOLISM, PARADOXICAL; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT;

EID: 0034938234     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2000.2513     Document Type: Editorial

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