Clinical relevance of intracranial high intensity transient signals in patients following prosthetic aortic valve replacement

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 22-26

  Kofidis, Theo ^a   Fischer, Stefan ^a   Leyh, Rainer ^a   Mair, Helmut ^b   Deckert, Maria ^b   Haberl, Roman ^b   Haverich, Axel ^a   Reichart, Bruno ^b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aortic valve replacement; High intensity transient signals; Mechanical valves; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; THROMBOEMBOLISM; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 0036157218     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(01)01064-8     Document Type: Article

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