Silent and apparent cerebral embolism after retrograde catheterisation of the aortic valve in valvular stenosis: A prospective, randomised study

Lancet

Volumn 361, Issue 9365, 2003, Pages 1241-1246

  Omran, Heyder ^a   Schmidt, Harald ^a   Hackenbroch, Matthias ^a   Illien, Stefan ^a   Bernhardt, Peter ^a   Von der Recke, Giso ^a   Fimmers, Rolf ^a   Flacke, Sebastian ^a   Layer, Günter ^a   Pohl, Christoph ^a   Lüderitz, Berndt ^a   Schild, Hans ^a   Sommer, Torsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VALVE STENOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0037433650     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)12978-9     Document Type: Article

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