Comparison of frequency of patent foramen ovale by transesophageal echocardiography in patients with cerebral ischemic events versus in subjects in the general population

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 330-332

  Agmon, Yoram ^a   Khandheria, Bijoy K ^a   Meissner, Irene ^a   Gentile, Federico ^a   Sicks, JoRean D ^a   O'Fallon, W Michael ^a   Whisnant, Jack P ^a   Wiebers, David O ^a   Seward, James B ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035421787     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(01)01656-3     Document Type: Article

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