Atherosclerotic aortic arch plaques in cryptogenic stroke: A microembolic signal monitoring study

European Neurology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 145-150

  Castellanos, Mar ^a   Serena, Joaquín ^a   Segura, Tomás ^a   Pérez Ayuso, M Jesús ^a   Silva, Yolanda ^a   Dávalos, Antoni ^a  

^a HOSPITAL JOSEP TRUETA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aorta, atherosclerotic; Doppler, transcranial; Echocardiography, transoesophageal; Embolism; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN INFARCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROEMBOLISM; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL DETECTION; STROKE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AORTIC ARCH SYNDROMES; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 0035049110     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000052113     Document Type: Article

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